Joanne S. Williams, LCSW a 30-year a Mental Health counselor heard a statistics that scared even a seasoned counselor. She is offering techniques to use right now for ways to help people who are suffering. The Statistic that the CDC is now seeing that 11% of Americans have seriously considered suicide in June 2020. That's double the percentage from 2018. And the rates are highest in 18 to 24-year old's and Unpaid caregivers for adults. These are college age young people who just graduated without a traditional graduation, who are now maybe not going to college, maybe are in college for the first time, in a very different world than they ever imagined their wonderful college years to be. AND our Unsung heroes who are caregivers for the disabled, sick or Alzheimer's family members. Depression HELP LINE -1800-273-8255 (PUT THIS NUMBER IN YOUR PHONE NOW) If not for you, for the friend who confides in you. Hit this number and Hand them your phone to talk with someone in that moment. www.MHANational.org Mental Health America ISMOHO.org International Society for Mental Health In this Podcast You will learn: Simple Techniques to use now, to calm yourself or Share with those that you love. Stats on how Americans are feeling right now What you can do to help someone now Pet a dog or get a certified Emotional Support Animal Book-Ask it is Given Esther Hicks Donna Eden Energy Medicine Corona virus has killed 170,000 Americans and counting. Grief is all around us. I think it's up to each one of us, not the government, not your state, not your governor. Take care of you and your family at this point. Share this information. In Washington Post article in May, 2020, talked about a shadow pandemic, a mental health pandemic! We've seen anxiety rates average 18- 20% Anxiety and depression has gone up to 33 to 50% in our US population AND only 39% are seeking treatment The Kaiser Family Foundation is reporting that nearly 50% of Americans are reporting that this corona virus is harming their mental health. A federal emergency hotline is you're putting 1000% increase of calls from last year, thousand percent, we can't even imagine this. Another study found that 77% of Americans are feeling their concentration is affected. 31% are lonelier. 39% more irritable. 72%, our lives are feeling disrupted. And 74% feel, the worst is yet to come. We Call that a sense of doom. Every single one of those, these are symptoms, of anxiety and depression. And I want you to know these symptoms, because that is what we need to be on the lookout for ourselves, our families, our coworkers, our kid's friends as they go back to school. Listen to the complete podcast at AnxietySimplified.net

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