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And with each human loss, “a thread of the culture” is lost too, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For those experiencing grief during the pandemic — and particularly Black and Indigenous people of color (BIPOC), \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/09/16/913365560/the-majority-of-children-who-die-from-covid-19-are-children-of-color\">who have been so disproportionately impacted by the coronavirus \u003c/a>— what are some concrete ways individuals can work through the enormity of losing someone to COVID-19?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED spoke with three experts who all professionally focus on end-of-life care and approach grieving from differing perspectives:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.oceanaendoflifedoula.com/end-of-life-doula\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oceana Sawyer, \u003c/a>an end-of-life doula in the Bay Area,\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cardamomandkavate.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Roshni Kavate, \u003c/a>healer and activist, and former palliative care nurse\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://sbbh.net/provider/erika-felix/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Erika Felix, \u003c/a>a licensed psychologist and associate professor of clinical psychology at UC Santa Barbara\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>And keep in mind when reading this: as Felix noted on KQED Forum, “grief is not a one size fits all thing.” Consider and take what works for you and leave the rest. Additional resources on processing grief \u003ca href=\"#anchor\">are listed at the bottom of this article\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Choose Someone You Can \u003cem>Really\u003c/em> Talk To\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>“The first thing I would suggest is the person get themselves a therapist,” said \u003ca href=\"https://www.oceanaendoflifedoula.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oceana Sawyer, \u003c/a> who as an end-of-life doula provides supportive care to people during the dying process.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sawyer hosts a virtual “death cafe” for the BIPOC community, as well as events focusing on grief and the Black experience. It’s important, Sawyer stresses, that the support you seek comes with the cultural competency you need. 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And that means their grief is also happening in “the context of medical racism, which doesn’t provide adequate care for Black and brown Indigenous bodies,” she says — and all amid the “ongoing racial oppression and white supremacy” in the United States.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For us, it’s more complex,” Sawyer said. “All these different layers are happening.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11837589\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1900px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11837589\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/therapy.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1900\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/therapy.png 1900w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/therapy-800x539.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/therapy-1020x687.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/therapy-160x108.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/therapy-1536x1035.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Resources on finding culturally competent affordable therapy can be found below. \u003ccite>(Gender Spectrum Collection/Broadly)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Remember That Grief Might Not Feel (or Look) Like You Think\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Erika Felix echoes the importance of having a support system. “We all know that there’s no words that can take away such a profound loss,” she said — and still, she notes, we \u003cem>need\u003c/em> our networks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If it’s someone close to you going through grief, Felix recommends checking in, but staying adaptable on the support you offer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Maybe they want to talk that day, maybe they don’t,” Felix said. “Maybe it just feels good to have somebody remember that they’re going through this and grieving.” And just knowing that you’re “willing to walk through it with them,” she added, is important for a person’s healing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the five stages of grief may be more well known — denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance — the fact that everyone goes through them differently can be hard to reconcile with close family and friends.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We might go through phases of depression and eventually come out at the other end with acceptance and being able to hold the memories and move forward,” said Felix.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But people also move \u003cem>in and out\u003c/em> of each stage in many different ways, Felix said. “Depending on somebody’s culture and family, and how they process emotions, even within families, grief can look very different,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Each person’s grief and each family’s grief may look different and go through many continual phases. If you’re the one experiencing grief, be aware of this and be kind to yourself. And if you’re the one offering support, know that a loved one’s grief might not take the form or process you anticipated.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Allow Your Body to Feel Your Grief \u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>“Grief is a full-body sport,” says Roshni Kavate, who grew up in India and worked for several years as an ICU and palliative care nurse in the Bay Area. “It shows up in your body and in your heart.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kavate now focuses on reclaiming nourishing practices rooted in ancestral wisdom, often working with people who are experiencing grief by mixing art and ritual.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kavate says she left nursing after 12 years because she wanted to see a greater sense of caring in the bereavement process. “I want to do it with beauty and intention; with celebrating,” she said. And creating or recreating personal rituals for your body and brain to enact can allow those experiencing grief to rethink the shattered sense of meaning in their lives and regain a sense of control, she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You cannot control grief. It dictates when it’s going to show up,” Kavate said. But with ritual, she said, “you can get curious in that space.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She also sees it as a cyclical process. Healing is often thought of with an endpoint, but as Kavate says, you don’t need to try to get to the end — since there \u003cem>is\u003c/em> no end. “If we can really feel the depth of emotion in our body,” she notes, that will help the process.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oceana Sawyer also highlights how both movement and sound — known as somatic or vocal processing — can be a way of moving through grief. This can be particularly powerful for BIPOC grievers, she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The whole thing about the full-body wailing — the singing, the moving, the dancing … It’s part of how Black bodies actually metabolize grief,” Sawyer said. “When you move your body in a certain way — that rocking, that swing, you add a hum to it — those things together actually calm the nervous system, and allow the body to process big emotional experiences.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11835632\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1900px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11835632\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/08/stress-comp.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1900\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/08/stress-comp.png 1900w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/08/stress-comp-800x539.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/08/stress-comp-1020x687.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/08/stress-comp-160x108.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/08/stress-comp-1536x1035.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Listen to how you speak to yourself. Are you showing the same understanding and compassion that you’d extend to a friend? \u003ccite>(Ketut Subiyanto/Pexels)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Move Your Body \u003cem>Into\u003c/em> Nature\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Paying attention to your grief through journaling or meditation has huge value, Sawyer said, “but I \u003cem>really\u003c/em> recommend that people start moving around: specifically for BIPOC folks.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sawyer recommends people notice and observe their body, “meditate, move — get out in nature and just start moving, noticing how it feels in your body, where the emotions are in your body,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kavate agrees that nature is a wonderful remedy. This could be something as simple as taking care of a plant for a kitchen garden, taking a hike in nature, or a trip to the beach — anything you can do to tend to life, while going through loss.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When [we] are grieving, we don’t take care of ourselves,” Kavate said. “An antidote to grief is life,” she said, and urges ways to find “a deeper kinship with living beings, and life.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Consider Connecting With Family and Ancestral Forms of Healing\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Delving deeper into ancestral wisdom can be useful for immigrants as well as first, second and third generation Americans, Kavate says. The question she advises asking: “What in your culture was medicine?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If it was food-based, this could be answered by eating your grandmother’s favorite lamb meatballs, for example, or eating a mango. Kavate encourages people to particularly look into foods that bring you comfort — which could be traditional medicinal food, like stews, beans, rice and lentils. The smell of these foods, Kavate says, can also be powerful.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Grief is really a calling for more joy and more life,” she said — and it’s important for people to “tend” to what is calling us and our bodies. “Our bodies are deeply intelligent and they have intelligence in how to navigate grief,” she adds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Finally, Say No to Guilt\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>As Felix told KQED Forum, when it comes to housing inequities and work, sometimes people — particularly BIPOC folks — are given “impossible choices on survival” in terms of navigating exposure, work and a constantly changing and mutating viruses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You could do everything right, and somebody could still get it [COVID-19],” Felix said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While guilt is understandable, Felix says it’s about not letting it stop a person moving forward. To reframe the perspective, Felix poses the question of how someone might treat a friend in a similar situation, — “what would they say to their best friend to comfort them?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"anchor\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Resources:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nctsn.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Child Traumatic Stress Network\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.apa.org/helpcenter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Psychological Association Help Center\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nlpa.ws/find-an-expert#/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Latinx Psychological Association\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://abpsi.site-ym.com/search/custom.asp?id=5934\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Association of Black Psychologists, Find a Therapist\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://kara-grief.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kara Grief Support\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/groups/2032852766832910\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVID-19 Loss Support Group for Young Adults, a Facebook group\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/groups/2032852766832910\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Motherless Daughters, Facebook group\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>An \u003ca href=\"https://refugeingrief.com/helper-overview/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">overview on how to help a grieving friend\u003c/a> from Megan Devine\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.covidgriefnetwork.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The COVID Grief Network\u003c/a> offers free one-on-one and group grief support for young adults\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>More resources from \u003ca href=\"https://alicaforneret.com/aboutme\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alica Forneret\u003c/a>, founder of Dead Mom’s Club\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>List of \u003ca href=\"https://bookshop.org/lists/books-for-a-grieving-friend\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">books on grief,\u003c/a> curated by journalist Katie Hawkins-Garr\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://letsreimagine.org/resources/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Let’s Reimagine\u003c/a>, resources and community events\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/75hicI0owzQKJmUuFwP4oc?si=oKkkEJ92TxWADTLrl2z2KQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Grief Out Loud\u003c/a>, a podcast on grief from \u003ca href=\"https://www.dougy.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Dougy Center\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s things that aren’t written down,” Ramos said. And with each human loss, “a thread of the culture” is lost too, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For those experiencing grief during the pandemic — and particularly Black and Indigenous people of color (BIPOC), \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/09/16/913365560/the-majority-of-children-who-die-from-covid-19-are-children-of-color\">who have been so disproportionately impacted by the coronavirus \u003c/a>— what are some concrete ways individuals can work through the enormity of losing someone to COVID-19?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED spoke with three experts who all professionally focus on end-of-life care and approach grieving from differing perspectives:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.oceanaendoflifedoula.com/end-of-life-doula\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oceana Sawyer, \u003c/a>an end-of-life doula in the Bay Area,\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cardamomandkavate.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Roshni Kavate, \u003c/a>healer and activist, and former palliative care nurse\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://sbbh.net/provider/erika-felix/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Erika Felix, \u003c/a>a licensed psychologist and associate professor of clinical psychology at UC Santa Barbara\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>And keep in mind when reading this: as Felix noted on KQED Forum, “grief is not a one size fits all thing.” Consider and take what works for you and leave the rest. Additional resources on processing grief \u003ca href=\"#anchor\">are listed at the bottom of this article\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Choose Someone You Can \u003cem>Really\u003c/em> Talk To\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>“The first thing I would suggest is the person get themselves a therapist,” said \u003ca href=\"https://www.oceanaendoflifedoula.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oceana Sawyer, \u003c/a> who as an end-of-life doula provides supportive care to people during the dying process.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sawyer hosts a virtual “death cafe” for the BIPOC community, as well as events focusing on grief and the Black experience. It’s important, Sawyer stresses, that the support you seek comes with the cultural competency you need. \u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You want to be able to communicate your experience to someone who can actually hear it and receive it, and reflect it back to you in its entirety,” Sawyer said — emphasizing the particular importance for BIPOC folks of doing so without the “need for code switching.” Ideally, anyone who is sharing their experiences should not be “impacted by microaggressions at a moment in time where you’re at your most vulnerable,” she added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The importance of cultural competency in professional support was echoed on KQED Forum’s show by Los Angeles Times reporter Brittny Mejia, who has been personally been working through the death of her own loved ones from COVID-19 while simultaneously reporting on the pandemic in L.A.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mejia said her therapist is also Mexican American, which has “been a huge help to me that she kind of understands my family dynamic.” “She gets it” Mejia said — emphasizing that “it makes a huge difference for me to have a therapist like her.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All of this matters, Oceana Sawyer says, because the communities of color she works with have been dying from the virus at disproportionate rates. And that means their grief is also happening in “the context of medical racism, which doesn’t provide adequate care for Black and brown Indigenous bodies,” she says — and all amid the “ongoing racial oppression and white supremacy” in the United States.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For us, it’s more complex,” Sawyer said. “All these different layers are happening.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11837589\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1900px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11837589\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/therapy.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1900\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/therapy.png 1900w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/therapy-800x539.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/therapy-1020x687.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/therapy-160x108.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/therapy-1536x1035.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Resources on finding culturally competent affordable therapy can be found below. \u003ccite>(Gender Spectrum Collection/Broadly)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Remember That Grief Might Not Feel (or Look) Like You Think\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Erika Felix echoes the importance of having a support system. “We all know that there’s no words that can take away such a profound loss,” she said — and still, she notes, we \u003cem>need\u003c/em> our networks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If it’s someone close to you going through grief, Felix recommends checking in, but staying adaptable on the support you offer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Maybe they want to talk that day, maybe they don’t,” Felix said. “Maybe it just feels good to have somebody remember that they’re going through this and grieving.” And just knowing that you’re “willing to walk through it with them,” she added, is important for a person’s healing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the five stages of grief may be more well known — denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance — the fact that everyone goes through them differently can be hard to reconcile with close family and friends.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We might go through phases of depression and eventually come out at the other end with acceptance and being able to hold the memories and move forward,” said Felix.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But people also move \u003cem>in and out\u003c/em> of each stage in many different ways, Felix said. “Depending on somebody’s culture and family, and how they process emotions, even within families, grief can look very different,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Each person’s grief and each family’s grief may look different and go through many continual phases. If you’re the one experiencing grief, be aware of this and be kind to yourself. And if you’re the one offering support, know that a loved one’s grief might not take the form or process you anticipated.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Allow Your Body to Feel Your Grief \u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>“Grief is a full-body sport,” says Roshni Kavate, who grew up in India and worked for several years as an ICU and palliative care nurse in the Bay Area. “It shows up in your body and in your heart.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kavate now focuses on reclaiming nourishing practices rooted in ancestral wisdom, often working with people who are experiencing grief by mixing art and ritual.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kavate says she left nursing after 12 years because she wanted to see a greater sense of caring in the bereavement process. “I want to do it with beauty and intention; with celebrating,” she said. And creating or recreating personal rituals for your body and brain to enact can allow those experiencing grief to rethink the shattered sense of meaning in their lives and regain a sense of control, she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You cannot control grief. It dictates when it’s going to show up,” Kavate said. But with ritual, she said, “you can get curious in that space.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She also sees it as a cyclical process. Healing is often thought of with an endpoint, but as Kavate says, you don’t need to try to get to the end — since there \u003cem>is\u003c/em> no end. “If we can really feel the depth of emotion in our body,” she notes, that will help the process.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oceana Sawyer also highlights how both movement and sound — known as somatic or vocal processing — can be a way of moving through grief. This can be particularly powerful for BIPOC grievers, she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The whole thing about the full-body wailing — the singing, the moving, the dancing … It’s part of how Black bodies actually metabolize grief,” Sawyer said. “When you move your body in a certain way — that rocking, that swing, you add a hum to it — those things together actually calm the nervous system, and allow the body to process big emotional experiences.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11835632\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1900px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11835632\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/08/stress-comp.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1900\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/08/stress-comp.png 1900w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/08/stress-comp-800x539.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/08/stress-comp-1020x687.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/08/stress-comp-160x108.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/08/stress-comp-1536x1035.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Listen to how you speak to yourself. Are you showing the same understanding and compassion that you’d extend to a friend? \u003ccite>(Ketut Subiyanto/Pexels)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Move Your Body \u003cem>Into\u003c/em> Nature\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Paying attention to your grief through journaling or meditation has huge value, Sawyer said, “but I \u003cem>really\u003c/em> recommend that people start moving around: specifically for BIPOC folks.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sawyer recommends people notice and observe their body, “meditate, move — get out in nature and just start moving, noticing how it feels in your body, where the emotions are in your body,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kavate agrees that nature is a wonderful remedy. This could be something as simple as taking care of a plant for a kitchen garden, taking a hike in nature, or a trip to the beach — anything you can do to tend to life, while going through loss.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When [we] are grieving, we don’t take care of ourselves,” Kavate said. “An antidote to grief is life,” she said, and urges ways to find “a deeper kinship with living beings, and life.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Consider Connecting With Family and Ancestral Forms of Healing\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Delving deeper into ancestral wisdom can be useful for immigrants as well as first, second and third generation Americans, Kavate says. The question she advises asking: “What in your culture was medicine?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If it was food-based, this could be answered by eating your grandmother’s favorite lamb meatballs, for example, or eating a mango. 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"content": "\u003cp>Somewhere near his 56th straight hour of chasing flames, Cal Fire Capt. Matt Newberry and his crew were hitting a wall. They’d been dispatched to the wildfire days earlier in the middle of the night. By the next morning, the fire had already ripped across 11,000 acres of Napa County, tearing even through the night the way fires do now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Christine Eriksen, social impacts of wildfire researcher\"]‘Many of these firefighters who are often portrayed as heroes in media reportage, they don’t feel like heroes. They feel like they failed.’[/pullquote]\u003cbr>\nDespite everything they’d done, hundreds of homes were in smolders.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A good friend and fellow firefighter, “one of the toughest dudes in our unit,” Newberry said, broke down. “Just fall to his knees and cry. He couldn’t do it anymore.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newberry had been there himself: Exhausted. Exasperated. Overwhelmed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Firefighting has always been hard work. But each year fires just seem to get worse. \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2020/10/07/921209244/four-million-acres-have-burned-in-california-why-thats-the-wrong-number-to-focus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Four million acres\u003c/a> in California. Millions more in \u003ca href=\"https://www.opb.org/article/2020/09/21/oregon-wildfires-climate-change-role/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oregon\u003c/a>, Washington and\u003ca href=\"https://www.cpr.org/2021/01/25/colorados-east-troublesome-wildfire-may-signal-a-new-era-of-big-fire-blow-ups/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Colorado\u003c/a>. Flames sweeping across\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2020/03/28/820294861/fires-where-they-are-not-supposed-to-happen-in-australia-s-ancient-rainforest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Eastern Australia\u003c/a>, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2020/08/14/902659716/brazils-environmentalists-worry-fire-season-will-worsen-amazons-deforestation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon\u003c/a> and\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2020/12/18/943219856/2020-may-be-the-hottest-year-on-record-heres-the-damage-it-did\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> the Arctic\u003c/a>. Thousands of homes destroyed. Lives lost.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You just feel defeated,” said Newberry, who’s been fighting fire for more than 20 years. “The things that we used to do that worked 10 years ago are no longer working anymore.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11862267\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11862267\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/gettyimages-1228838218_custom-205ab31c5bf27c86c7ba965eed53535d4821c2d6-800x476.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"476\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Firefighters work the scene as the Glass Fire continues to burn in Calistoga, California, on Oct. 1, 2020. The United States’ west coast experienced a record-breaking fire season, with five of the state’s six biggest blazes in history burning simultaneously, and nearly 4 million acres scorched. \u003ccite>(Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The warming climate is making fire seasons longer, and increasing the frequency, intensity and range of wildfires around the world. That’s put a growing psychological strain on the people tasked with trying to contain them. Society still expects firefighters to put fires out — a conviction demonstrated every time \u003ca href=\"https://www.pnas.org/content/115/13/3314\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a new subdivision or home\u003c/a> is built in a fire-prone area. Firefighters still expect to corral flames and protect homes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That becomes a very difficult tradition to uphold when something like climate change is completely obliterating all of the parameters that they used to live within,” said Christine Eriksen, a researcher who focuses on the social impacts of wildfire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Overnight lows are getting hotter, \u003ca href=\"https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/one-climate-change-wildfire-risk-lurks-in-the-dark/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fueling more active fires at night\u003c/a>. Warming temperatures and human development are making \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2020/03/28/820294861/fires-where-they-are-not-supposed-to-happen-in-australia-s-ancient-rainforest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">more parts of the world\u003c/a> susceptible to flame. Big fires, 10,000 acres and up, used to happen on Newberry’s unit a few times a year. “Now we’re burning 10,000 acres in a couple hours,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The change is unsettling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11857060\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11857060\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/RS44829_021_KQED_BigBasin_Fire_09102020-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/RS44829_021_KQED_BigBasin_Fire_09102020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/RS44829_021_KQED_BigBasin_Fire_09102020-qut-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/RS44829_021_KQED_BigBasin_Fire_09102020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/RS44829_021_KQED_BigBasin_Fire_09102020-qut-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/RS44829_021_KQED_BigBasin_Fire_09102020-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Redwood trees after the CZU Lightning Complex wildfires burned much of the area at Big Basin Redwoods State Park on Sept. 10, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Many of these firefighters who are often portrayed as heroes in media reportage, they don’t feel like heroes. They feel like they failed,” Eriksen said. “So there are some real issues going on in terms of their well being.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Firefighters are more likely to die from suicide than in the line of duty, according to the Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance, a nonprofit that tracks first responder suicides in the U.S. and offers support to their families. Depression, addiction, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder aren’t uncommon. At times, the symptoms reveal themselves during fire season. More often, it’s in the weeks and months after the smoke has cleared.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside tag=\"wildfires\" label=\"More wildfire coverage\"]For Steve Hillyar, a volunteer firefighter in Australia’s New South Wales, it was sleepless nights and smoke detectors that got to him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Most people don’t realize that when a house is on fire, or multiple houses, that’s all you hear,” he said, standing by the charred wreckage of his home. “Smoke detectors.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sophie Taylor was having trouble sleeping, too. She’d been made a brigade captain on Australia’s South Coast just months before the historic wildfires chased people in her area from mountains to beach. Without the adrenaline rush, she said, “You just feel flat all the time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ian Spall, a chaplain with New South Wales’ Rural Fire Service, was grappling with his faith after spending a summer talking to the families of dead and injured firefighters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“From a spiritual and psychological perspective I found this space very confronting, because I have faith that God intervenes and I had faith that God would intervene,” Spall said. “And then it didn’t happen.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11862269\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11862269\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/dsc03113-edit_custom-3366a60d8f67df975beee1a1650613ba1d1d38cf-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sophie Taylor was made a brigade captain on Australia’s South Coast just months before historic wildfires chased people from mountains to the beach. She says she feels flat without the adrenaline rush of fighting an active fire. \u003ccite>(Nathan Rott/NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>‘I Crumbled’\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>For Newberry, it was an accumulation of events. He’d be shook up after a call, but just “sucked it up,” he said. “Because that’s how it’s been for 100 years.” Then in 2015, four firefighters, local guys, were badly burnt on the\u003ca href=\"https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/burned-firefighters-were-out-gunned-by-valley-fire/?gallery=BA691395-0402-4683-9FE9-EA33C4981D37\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Valley Fire\u003c/a>. One was a good friend. The next summer, on \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11405049/widow-of-bulldozer-operator-killed-in-soberanes-fire-struggles-to-get-by\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the Soberanes Fire\u003c/a>, a bulldozer drove off a steep embankment right near Newberry, pinning its driver to the ground and killing him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“At that point, I just wanted to quit,” Newberry said. “I crumbled.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He started drinking and using drugs. His marriage was falling apart, as was his relationship with his four daughters. All of the joy he took from firefighting was gone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His employer, California’s fire agency, helped check him into a post-trauma retreat for first responders, where he underwent a week of intense psychotherapy. “It probably saved my life,” Newberry said. “It definitely saved my marriage and my career.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11862270\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11862270\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/n0a2836_custom-6285c0700303ef18a67549e18bdaf986681a51d8-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">For Newberry, it was an accumulation of events. He’d be shook up after a call, but just “sucked it up,” he said. “Because that’s how it’s been for 100 years.” \u003ccite>(Talia Herman/NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Demand is growing for post-traumatic retreats for firefighters and first responders as awareness of mental health issues grows and fires worsen. Newberry guesses at least 40 people from his unit alone have been to a similar program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During last year’s unprecedented fires in California, Newberry, who now doubles as a peer counselor, said he was taking three or four calls a day from colleagues looking for help. The calls continued weeks after fire season officially ended in December.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Men and women were having trouble adjusting to life back home after being away in some cases for more than a month. “You always think, ‘Oh yeah, it’ll be the same as it was before I left for work,’ ” Newberry said. “And it’s not. S… happened.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For seasonal and volunteer firefighters, the offseason can bring isolation. They’re no longer with their crew; no longer around a community of people with shared experiences. Finances can grow tight. No fires, no money. Beneath all of it can be the post-adrenaline feeling of flatness that Taylor experienced.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Good statistics on firefighter mental health are hard to find. But a \u003ca href=\"https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/dtac/supplementalresearchbulletin-firstresponders-may2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recent research bulletin \u003c/a>posted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says that firefighters are more likely than the public to suffer from depression, stress, substance abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder and suicidal thoughts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11862271\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11862271\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/n0a2764_custom-30c43087ec6fdf3e216da75d4b934e1d540998f2-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">California’s fire agency helped check Newberry into a post-trauma retreat for first responders, where he underwent a week of intense psychotherapy. ‘It probably saved my life,’ he said. \u003ccite>(Talia Herman/NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29573853/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2018 study\u003c/a> out of Florida State University, which surveyed a small number of wildland firefighters, found that they experienced an even higher risk of suicide than their urban counterparts. The concern is that worsening fire seasons will only amplify the problem.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mike Ming, the head of Cal Fire’s Employee Support Services, which focuses on the mental and physical health of the state’s roughly 8,000 firefighters, said the last three to five years — some of the worst fire seasons in state history — have been particularly bad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They’ve seen increases in firefighters suffering from burnout, PTSD, depression, anxiety, domestic violence and divorce. The pandemic, he said, is only making all of those things worse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Even your 30-year veterans,” Ming said. “They’re being brought to their knees by the stuff that we’re seeing that’s atypical in our careers.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Support Expands as Demand Grows\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>A decade ago there were four people in Ming’s health and wellness program. Today, they have 26 permanent positions, on top of peer support members and others.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The idea of the program is to not only help California firefighters get the support or counseling they need \u003cem>after\u003c/em> an incident, but to give them the tools they need to better process what they’re experiencing in the moment. They’re taught mindfulness and wellness, breathing techniques that are used by Navy SEALs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We tell them Navy SEALs do this and then they’re like, ‘OK cool, we can do that. You’re cool? I’m cool,’ ” Ming said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11862272\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11862272\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/n0a2419_custom-7242f70fda11bc53d00952c6b32e9aa84b26c5fe-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the Napa County Fire Rescue Team participate in training in Yountville. Demand is growing for post-traumatic retreats for firefighters and first responders as awareness of mental health issues grows and fires worsen. \u003ccite>(Talia Herman/NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There can be grumblings from older veterans. In both Australia and California, firefighters talked about an old guard — veteran firefighters who aren’t keen to share feelings or put up with people who do.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ming thinks they’ve broken through that stigma at Cal Fire. Older veterans, shaken by recent fires, are more willing to listen. Younger recruits are open to the conversation from the start.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bodie Ronk, the national system coordinator for fire at the Bureau of Land Management, said the same is true for their firefighters. The Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service are adding mental fitness to their preseason training regimens. It’s now a priority. A push, Ronk said, that was prompted by suicides.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[We’re] really focusing time on having these conversations, and stressing the importance of [firefighters] being able to have those conversations amongst each other,” Ronk said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The National Wildfire Coordinating Group, which coordinates federal, state, tribal and private firefighting groups, selected \u003ca href=\"https://www.nwcg.gov/sites/default/files/committee/docs/mhsc-newsletter-burnout-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">burnout as the topic \u003c/a>of its first newsletter in 2021.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Burnout might occur if your work seems meaningless or if there is no end in sight under difficult work conditions,” it wrote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A Forest Service employee who identifies as a smokejumper and former Hotshot wrote \u003ca href=\"https://www.change.org/p/united-states-department-of-agriculture-usda-improve-wildland-firefighter-mental-health-and-lower-our-suicide-rates?redirect=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a petition on the website Change.org\u003c/a>, asking Congress to address the issue by — among other things — hiring psychologists for every national forest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11862273\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11862273\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/n0a2259_custom-1fa7fba7bc35d4701d558e2847a8006b6a6ca2d9-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Newberry (center) attends a training with his Napa County Fire Rescue Team. The wellness program aims to not only provide support after an incident, but also help firefighters better process what they experience in the moment. \u003ccite>(Talia Herman/NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Don’t call us ‘Heroes’ either because when divorces, mental health problems and declining wages are the reality, we don’t feel like heroes at all,” the smokejumper wrote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Researcher Eriksen, who’s worked with firefighters in the U.S. and Australia, agrees that more resources would help, especially as climate change makes wildfire seasons more difficult to manage. But she said there are also things everyone can do.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As a society we really need to step up and become more emotionally literate and more emotionally intelligent in the way that we deal with the fright of these types of events,” Eriksen said. “We need to step up and provide avenues for people to say, ‘I’m not coping. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You just feel defeated,” said Newberry, who’s been fighting fire for more than 20 years. “The things that we used to do that worked 10 years ago are no longer working anymore.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11862267\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11862267\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/gettyimages-1228838218_custom-205ab31c5bf27c86c7ba965eed53535d4821c2d6-800x476.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"476\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Firefighters work the scene as the Glass Fire continues to burn in Calistoga, California, on Oct. 1, 2020. The United States’ west coast experienced a record-breaking fire season, with five of the state’s six biggest blazes in history burning simultaneously, and nearly 4 million acres scorched. \u003ccite>(Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The warming climate is making fire seasons longer, and increasing the frequency, intensity and range of wildfires around the world. That’s put a growing psychological strain on the people tasked with trying to contain them. Society still expects firefighters to put fires out — a conviction demonstrated every time \u003ca href=\"https://www.pnas.org/content/115/13/3314\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a new subdivision or home\u003c/a> is built in a fire-prone area. Firefighters still expect to corral flames and protect homes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That becomes a very difficult tradition to uphold when something like climate change is completely obliterating all of the parameters that they used to live within,” said Christine Eriksen, a researcher who focuses on the social impacts of wildfire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Overnight lows are getting hotter, \u003ca href=\"https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/one-climate-change-wildfire-risk-lurks-in-the-dark/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fueling more active fires at night\u003c/a>. Warming temperatures and human development are making \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2020/03/28/820294861/fires-where-they-are-not-supposed-to-happen-in-australia-s-ancient-rainforest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">more parts of the world\u003c/a> susceptible to flame. Big fires, 10,000 acres and up, used to happen on Newberry’s unit a few times a year. “Now we’re burning 10,000 acres in a couple hours,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The change is unsettling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11857060\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11857060\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/RS44829_021_KQED_BigBasin_Fire_09102020-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/RS44829_021_KQED_BigBasin_Fire_09102020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/RS44829_021_KQED_BigBasin_Fire_09102020-qut-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/RS44829_021_KQED_BigBasin_Fire_09102020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/RS44829_021_KQED_BigBasin_Fire_09102020-qut-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/RS44829_021_KQED_BigBasin_Fire_09102020-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Redwood trees after the CZU Lightning Complex wildfires burned much of the area at Big Basin Redwoods State Park on Sept. 10, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Many of these firefighters who are often portrayed as heroes in media reportage, they don’t feel like heroes. They feel like they failed,” Eriksen said. “So there are some real issues going on in terms of their well being.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Firefighters are more likely to die from suicide than in the line of duty, according to the Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance, a nonprofit that tracks first responder suicides in the U.S. and offers support to their families. Depression, addiction, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder aren’t uncommon. At times, the symptoms reveal themselves during fire season. More often, it’s in the weeks and months after the smoke has cleared.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>For Steve Hillyar, a volunteer firefighter in Australia’s New South Wales, it was sleepless nights and smoke detectors that got to him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Most people don’t realize that when a house is on fire, or multiple houses, that’s all you hear,” he said, standing by the charred wreckage of his home. “Smoke detectors.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sophie Taylor was having trouble sleeping, too. She’d been made a brigade captain on Australia’s South Coast just months before the historic wildfires chased people in her area from mountains to beach. Without the adrenaline rush, she said, “You just feel flat all the time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ian Spall, a chaplain with New South Wales’ Rural Fire Service, was grappling with his faith after spending a summer talking to the families of dead and injured firefighters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“From a spiritual and psychological perspective I found this space very confronting, because I have faith that God intervenes and I had faith that God would intervene,” Spall said. “And then it didn’t happen.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11862269\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11862269\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/dsc03113-edit_custom-3366a60d8f67df975beee1a1650613ba1d1d38cf-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sophie Taylor was made a brigade captain on Australia’s South Coast just months before historic wildfires chased people from mountains to the beach. She says she feels flat without the adrenaline rush of fighting an active fire. \u003ccite>(Nathan Rott/NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>‘I Crumbled’\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>For Newberry, it was an accumulation of events. He’d be shook up after a call, but just “sucked it up,” he said. “Because that’s how it’s been for 100 years.” Then in 2015, four firefighters, local guys, were badly burnt on the\u003ca href=\"https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/burned-firefighters-were-out-gunned-by-valley-fire/?gallery=BA691395-0402-4683-9FE9-EA33C4981D37\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Valley Fire\u003c/a>. One was a good friend. The next summer, on \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11405049/widow-of-bulldozer-operator-killed-in-soberanes-fire-struggles-to-get-by\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the Soberanes Fire\u003c/a>, a bulldozer drove off a steep embankment right near Newberry, pinning its driver to the ground and killing him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“At that point, I just wanted to quit,” Newberry said. “I crumbled.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He started drinking and using drugs. His marriage was falling apart, as was his relationship with his four daughters. All of the joy he took from firefighting was gone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His employer, California’s fire agency, helped check him into a post-trauma retreat for first responders, where he underwent a week of intense psychotherapy. “It probably saved my life,” Newberry said. “It definitely saved my marriage and my career.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11862270\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11862270\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/n0a2836_custom-6285c0700303ef18a67549e18bdaf986681a51d8-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">For Newberry, it was an accumulation of events. He’d be shook up after a call, but just “sucked it up,” he said. “Because that’s how it’s been for 100 years.” \u003ccite>(Talia Herman/NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Demand is growing for post-traumatic retreats for firefighters and first responders as awareness of mental health issues grows and fires worsen. Newberry guesses at least 40 people from his unit alone have been to a similar program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During last year’s unprecedented fires in California, Newberry, who now doubles as a peer counselor, said he was taking three or four calls a day from colleagues looking for help. The calls continued weeks after fire season officially ended in December.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Men and women were having trouble adjusting to life back home after being away in some cases for more than a month. “You always think, ‘Oh yeah, it’ll be the same as it was before I left for work,’ ” Newberry said. “And it’s not. S… happened.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For seasonal and volunteer firefighters, the offseason can bring isolation. They’re no longer with their crew; no longer around a community of people with shared experiences. Finances can grow tight. No fires, no money. Beneath all of it can be the post-adrenaline feeling of flatness that Taylor experienced.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Good statistics on firefighter mental health are hard to find. But a \u003ca href=\"https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/dtac/supplementalresearchbulletin-firstresponders-may2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recent research bulletin \u003c/a>posted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says that firefighters are more likely than the public to suffer from depression, stress, substance abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder and suicidal thoughts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11862271\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11862271\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/n0a2764_custom-30c43087ec6fdf3e216da75d4b934e1d540998f2-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">California’s fire agency helped check Newberry into a post-trauma retreat for first responders, where he underwent a week of intense psychotherapy. ‘It probably saved my life,’ he said. \u003ccite>(Talia Herman/NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29573853/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2018 study\u003c/a> out of Florida State University, which surveyed a small number of wildland firefighters, found that they experienced an even higher risk of suicide than their urban counterparts. The concern is that worsening fire seasons will only amplify the problem.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mike Ming, the head of Cal Fire’s Employee Support Services, which focuses on the mental and physical health of the state’s roughly 8,000 firefighters, said the last three to five years — some of the worst fire seasons in state history — have been particularly bad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They’ve seen increases in firefighters suffering from burnout, PTSD, depression, anxiety, domestic violence and divorce. The pandemic, he said, is only making all of those things worse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Even your 30-year veterans,” Ming said. “They’re being brought to their knees by the stuff that we’re seeing that’s atypical in our careers.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Support Expands as Demand Grows\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>A decade ago there were four people in Ming’s health and wellness program. Today, they have 26 permanent positions, on top of peer support members and others.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The idea of the program is to not only help California firefighters get the support or counseling they need \u003cem>after\u003c/em> an incident, but to give them the tools they need to better process what they’re experiencing in the moment. They’re taught mindfulness and wellness, breathing techniques that are used by Navy SEALs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We tell them Navy SEALs do this and then they’re like, ‘OK cool, we can do that. You’re cool? I’m cool,’ ” Ming said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11862272\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11862272\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/n0a2419_custom-7242f70fda11bc53d00952c6b32e9aa84b26c5fe-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the Napa County Fire Rescue Team participate in training in Yountville. Demand is growing for post-traumatic retreats for firefighters and first responders as awareness of mental health issues grows and fires worsen. \u003ccite>(Talia Herman/NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There can be grumblings from older veterans. In both Australia and California, firefighters talked about an old guard — veteran firefighters who aren’t keen to share feelings or put up with people who do.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ming thinks they’ve broken through that stigma at Cal Fire. Older veterans, shaken by recent fires, are more willing to listen. Younger recruits are open to the conversation from the start.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bodie Ronk, the national system coordinator for fire at the Bureau of Land Management, said the same is true for their firefighters. The Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service are adding mental fitness to their preseason training regimens. It’s now a priority. A push, Ronk said, that was prompted by suicides.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[We’re] really focusing time on having these conversations, and stressing the importance of [firefighters] being able to have those conversations amongst each other,” Ronk said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The National Wildfire Coordinating Group, which coordinates federal, state, tribal and private firefighting groups, selected \u003ca href=\"https://www.nwcg.gov/sites/default/files/committee/docs/mhsc-newsletter-burnout-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">burnout as the topic \u003c/a>of its first newsletter in 2021.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Burnout might occur if your work seems meaningless or if there is no end in sight under difficult work conditions,” it wrote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A Forest Service employee who identifies as a smokejumper and former Hotshot wrote \u003ca href=\"https://www.change.org/p/united-states-department-of-agriculture-usda-improve-wildland-firefighter-mental-health-and-lower-our-suicide-rates?redirect=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a petition on the website Change.org\u003c/a>, asking Congress to address the issue by — among other things — hiring psychologists for every national forest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11862273\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11862273\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/n0a2259_custom-1fa7fba7bc35d4701d558e2847a8006b6a6ca2d9-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Newberry (center) attends a training with his Napa County Fire Rescue Team. The wellness program aims to not only provide support after an incident, but also help firefighters better process what they experience in the moment. \u003ccite>(Talia Herman/NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Don’t call us ‘Heroes’ either because when divorces, mental health problems and declining wages are the reality, we don’t feel like heroes at all,” the smokejumper wrote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Researcher Eriksen, who’s worked with firefighters in the U.S. and Australia, agrees that more resources would help, especially as climate change makes wildfire seasons more difficult to manage. But she said there are also things everyone can do.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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One helpful strategy for folks feeling overwhelmed, says Executive Director Narges Zohoury Dillon, is to identify what is — and isn’t — within their control.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The key is to break down the amount of time you’re looking ahead. If worrying about what might happen a month from now is giving you a sense of looming doom, try focusing instead on the next few minutes or hours. Dillon says zooming in to a smaller amount of time helps us with that “sense of overwhelm that comes with what’s going to happen.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Keep Up Your Self-Care Routine\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and the first shelter-in-place order, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11807751/a-coronavirus-care-package-care-for-yourself-others-and-still-have-fun\">internet was full of creative ways people were taking care of themselves\u003c/a>. Livestream concerts, Zoom workouts and other self-care tips abounded.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whatever worked to help you relax and take care of yourself then — whether it was yoga, adopting a pet or giving yourself a manicure — stick to that routine, says \u003ca href=\"https://profiles.stanford.edu/allison-thompson\">Allison Thompson\u003c/a>, a psychologist and a clinical associate professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Thompson understands it can be hard to stay resilient over the long term, but a consistent routine helps, she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[baycuriouspodcastinfo]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I am a firm believer in self-care. For me, it’s making sure that I exercise and that I cook,” she added. But she stresses that self-care looks different for each of us, so do whatever makes you feel nourished and comforted. That might include setting boundaries in your work day, staying connected to the important people in your life and asking for support from friends and family when you need it.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Don’t Avoid Things, Do What Feels Safe\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Maybe like me, you’ve avoided supermarkets during the pandemic and the idea of entering one still feels a little scary. Thompson, who specializes in treating post-traumatic stress disorder, says in a post-pandemic world we can learn from research-based treatments that work for trauma.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She says that people tend to deal with their anxiety by avoiding. “Avoidance is a wonderful short-term strategy, but an awful long-term strategy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thompson tells her patients to make a list of the things they’ve been avoiding because of trauma. Then she has them go out and do those things mindfully.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=\"news_11837358,arts_13881725\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If someone says, ‘Oh, gosh, I used to love to go for hikes, but now I’m really afraid,’ take the precautions you need to,” she says. “Wear a mask, be socially distant from people who you don’t know. But you’ll probably find, ‘I feel better doing this than I feel staying inside of my home and avoiding this thing that I know that I really enjoy.’ ”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Limit Your COVID Information to Trusted Sources\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>If you find yourself getting confused about the changes in the vaccine rollout or feeling fearful about new variants of the disease, sticking to a few trusted sources for coronavirus information can ease the added stress of information overload. Look to guidance from your health care provider, local county health department, California Department of Public Health or Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says Dillon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Conflicting information results in confusion,” she says. “And that’s a place where anxiety thrives.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even with these coping strategies, both Dillon and Thompson say there will be lingering mental health effects from this year, even after vaccinations become more accessible. Some people will be slow to return to public forums or crowded events, while others may feel heightened threat from even minor illness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And while there might be relief in getting to see friends and family in person again, even that could come with some anxiety, Thompson says. We’ve all had to navigate difficult conversations about exposure and risk over the past year — tensions that may persist into the future.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ultimately, the lasting impact of the pandemic on mental health is a picture still coming into focus, especially because the economic repercussions \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11840071/mental-health-and-racial-justice-why-advocates-want-to-get-police-out-of-crisis-responses\">could be felt for a long time to come\u003c/a>. Dillon says that data on the emotional and relationship challenges after a pandemic don’t exist yet. So researchers are learning what they can from other “community-wide trauma” events like natural disasters or the 2008 recession.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One thing we know: \u003ca href=\"https://www.apa.org/topics/covid-19/domestic-violence-child-abuse\">Incidents of violence increase\u003c/a> when families are under financial stress. “So that’s something that we worry about, depending on how long the economic recovery takes,” says Dillon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There is one positive mental health outcome that both Dillon and Thompson agree on: \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1963133/telehealth-is-having-a-huge-moment-during-coronavirus-crisis\">Telehealth is here to stay\u003c/a>. Thompson says that while the technology has existed for years, the pandemic forced mental health providers online fast. 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"content": "\u003cp class=\"p1\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">As a toddler, Kenley Gupta stopped speaking after her mom died. Over the years, she recovered from the anxiety disorder, called \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://childmind.org/guide/selective-mutism/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">mutism\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, but in March went silent again, at the age of 8.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p3\">The mood change occurred soon after her school shut down.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p5\">Normally a social butterfly and a good student, after the pandemic forced the school to adopt full-time distance learning, Kenley often crumpled into a ball and hid under her blanket, clutching Green Guy, her favorite stuffed animal. Most of the time she refused to talk. The few words she did utter were expressed in her stuffy’s cartoon voice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p5\">Instead of logging onto Zoom for classes, she spent much of the day gaming, glued to a hot pink iPad. She also stopped drawing and started to eat more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p5\">“There was a kind of almost compulsive snacking that I had never seen before,” said Jay Gupta, Kenley’s dad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p5\">Kenley said she was \"really shocked\" when her school closed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p5\">\"I was really sad I couldn’t see my friends,” she explained.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p5\">As a single dad, Jay is struggling, too. He's trying to juggle his job as a philosophy professor and\u003ci> \u003c/i>keep Kenley’s twin brother, Anakin, on track as well. Anakin despises distance learning as much as his sister does.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p5\">“I much prefer real school because I’m an energy boy,” he said. “Home school, I just sit on the couch and say blaah.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p5\">Though Anakin’s mental health hasn’t declined during the lockdown, the 8-year-old did fall behind in his school work as the months passed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p5\">“I really felt like I was out at sea,” said his father. “At some point, I gave up.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Alarming Trends\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp class=\"p7\">Even before the coronavirus hit, \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/childrensmentalhealth/data.html\">\u003cspan class=\"s4\">mental health problems\u003c/span>\u003c/a> like depression and anxiety were on the rise in children from ages 6 to 17, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. \u003ca href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7267797/\">\u003cspan class=\"s4\">Research\u003c/span>\u003c/a> shows social isolation can make these symptoms worse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11848016\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11848016 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/RS45889_004_KQED_Oakland_GuptaFamily_11092020-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"On stressful days Kenley and Anakin Gupta jump on their trampoline at their home in Oakland.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/RS45889_004_KQED_Oakland_GuptaFamily_11092020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/RS45889_004_KQED_Oakland_GuptaFamily_11092020-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/RS45889_004_KQED_Oakland_GuptaFamily_11092020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/RS45889_004_KQED_Oakland_GuptaFamily_11092020-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/RS45889_004_KQED_Oakland_GuptaFamily_11092020-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">On stressful days, Kenley and Anakin Gupta jump on their trampoline at their home in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp class=\"p8\">Currently there’s little hard data about how the pandemic is affecting children’s mental health, mostly because the outbreak is still unfolding and research takes time. The little that scientists have measured is worrisome.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A national \u003ca href=\"https://www.americaspromise.org/sites/default/files/d8/Updated%20Appendix.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">survey\u003c/a> conducted in late April and early May of 3,300 high school students \u003ca href=\"https://www.americaspromise.org/sites/default/files/d8/YouthDuringCOVID_FINAL%20%281%29.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">found\u003c/a> nearly a third reporting they were unhappy and depressed \"much more than usual\" in the past month. Almost 51% said they felt a lot more uncertainty about the future as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Overseas, in a \u003ca href=\"https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340763347_Immediate_psychological_effects_of_the_COVID-19_quarantine_in_youth_from_Italy_and_Spain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cspan class=\"s4\">survey\u003c/span>\u003c/a> of 1,143 parents measuring the effects of the lockdowns in Italy and Spain, nearly 86% reported changes in their children such as difficulty concentrating and spending more time online and asleep, and less time engaging in physical activity. A\u003cspan class=\"s5\"> \u003ca href=\"https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2765196\">\u003cspan class=\"s4\">study\u003c/span>\u003c/a> of 2,330 schoolchildren in China after a month of sheltering in place reported that a\u003c/span>nxiety more than doubled the rates found in previous surveys of the age group.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p11\">There's plenty of anecdotal evidence, at least, to corroborate these findings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p7\">“We see high levels of anxiety,” said Saun-Toy Trotter, a psychotherapist at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital in Oakland. “High levels of depression.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p7\">Her school based clinic recorded more youth suicide attempts in the first four weeks of the pandemic than it did in the entire previous year, she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p7\">“They’re giving up hope,” Trotter said. “There's nowhere to go. There's nothing to do. There's nothing to connect with. There’s just deflatedness.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p7\">Trotter advises parents to check in often with their kids, listen closely and set routines. And to remember self-care.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p5\">“Give yourself as much permission as possible to relax,” she said. “Rest. Reset. Restore.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p7\">Schools and community organizations are also learning how to support students through virtual events, telehealth sessions and socially distanced activities. Trotter cites the working farm at Castlemont High School in Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p7\">“There are students who garden there three days a week growing kiwis and red peppers,\" she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p7\">She quoted one teen who was looking on the bright side. \"‘If it weren’t for COVID, I wouldn’t be sticking my hands in the dirt for the first time,'” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cb>Finding Resilience\u003c/b>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp class=\"p5\">The Gupta family turned a corner over the summer when the twins enrolled in a daily outdoor camp. Within weeks Kenley rebounded and was back to her old self.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p7\">“It is notable that her mood took a 180,” Jay said. “She’s a different person.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p7\">The increased social interaction paved the way for a soft landing when the twins returned to distance learning in the fall. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Alarming Trends\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp class=\"p7\">Even before the coronavirus hit, \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/childrensmentalhealth/data.html\">\u003cspan class=\"s4\">mental health problems\u003c/span>\u003c/a> like depression and anxiety were on the rise in children from ages 6 to 17, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. \u003ca href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7267797/\">\u003cspan class=\"s4\">Research\u003c/span>\u003c/a> shows social isolation can make these symptoms worse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11848016\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11848016 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/RS45889_004_KQED_Oakland_GuptaFamily_11092020-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"On stressful days Kenley and Anakin Gupta jump on their trampoline at their home in Oakland.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/RS45889_004_KQED_Oakland_GuptaFamily_11092020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/RS45889_004_KQED_Oakland_GuptaFamily_11092020-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/RS45889_004_KQED_Oakland_GuptaFamily_11092020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/RS45889_004_KQED_Oakland_GuptaFamily_11092020-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/RS45889_004_KQED_Oakland_GuptaFamily_11092020-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">On stressful days, Kenley and Anakin Gupta jump on their trampoline at their home in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp class=\"p8\">Currently there’s little hard data about how the pandemic is affecting children’s mental health, mostly because the outbreak is still unfolding and research takes time. The little that scientists have measured is worrisome.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A national \u003ca href=\"https://www.americaspromise.org/sites/default/files/d8/Updated%20Appendix.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">survey\u003c/a> conducted in late April and early May of 3,300 high school students \u003ca href=\"https://www.americaspromise.org/sites/default/files/d8/YouthDuringCOVID_FINAL%20%281%29.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">found\u003c/a> nearly a third reporting they were unhappy and depressed \"much more than usual\" in the past month. Almost 51% said they felt a lot more uncertainty about the future as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Overseas, in a \u003ca href=\"https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340763347_Immediate_psychological_effects_of_the_COVID-19_quarantine_in_youth_from_Italy_and_Spain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cspan class=\"s4\">survey\u003c/span>\u003c/a> of 1,143 parents measuring the effects of the lockdowns in Italy and Spain, nearly 86% reported changes in their children such as difficulty concentrating and spending more time online and asleep, and less time engaging in physical activity. A\u003cspan class=\"s5\"> \u003ca href=\"https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2765196\">\u003cspan class=\"s4\">study\u003c/span>\u003c/a> of 2,330 schoolchildren in China after a month of sheltering in place reported that a\u003c/span>nxiety more than doubled the rates found in previous surveys of the age group.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p11\">There's plenty of anecdotal evidence, at least, to corroborate these findings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p7\">“We see high levels of anxiety,” said Saun-Toy Trotter, a psychotherapist at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital in Oakland. “High levels of depression.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p7\">Her school based clinic recorded more youth suicide attempts in the first four weeks of the pandemic than it did in the entire previous year, she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p7\">“They’re giving up hope,” Trotter said. “There's nowhere to go. There's nothing to do. There's nothing to connect with. There’s just deflatedness.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p7\">Trotter advises parents to check in often with their kids, listen closely and set routines. And to remember self-care.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p5\">“Give yourself as much permission as possible to relax,” she said. “Rest. Reset. Restore.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p7\">Schools and community organizations are also learning how to support students through virtual events, telehealth sessions and socially distanced activities. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Researchers also found that depression rates among residents in blue states rose in January 2017, when Trump was inaugurated. Residents 65 and older, women and white people were the groups most impacted overall, the study found.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The research team combed through reams of data from the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/brfss/index.html\">Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System\u003c/a>, an annual national mental health phone survey of nearly 500,000 participants, to identify the number of poor mental health days people reported experiencing before and after the 2016 election.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The study’s findings could help guide mental health providers in the wake of another divisive, emotionally fraught election, its authors say.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think what’s important about this study is we don’t traditionally think of elections themselves being a public health issue, but our study finds evidence that at least the 2016 election likely worsened mental health in a clinically significant way for voters of the candidate that lost,” said study lead author Brandon Yan, a UCSF researcher.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, adults in states that voted for Trump reported no statistically significant change in their mental health — not even an improvement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>MAP: \u003ca href=\"#map\">Where to see fall foliage all around California\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>It’s an intense moment in time. And finding ways to take breaks — and to get safely outdoors — is more important than ever for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/50949/suffering-from-nature-deficit-disorder-try-forest-bathing\">our collective health, both mental and physical\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With an ongoing pandemic and the ever-present threat of wildfires, it can be easy to forget about the changing of the seasons. But if you \u003cem>can\u003c/em> find time to get into nature right now, there’s a wealth of gorgeous fall colors out there in the Bay Area to see and explore, without having to drive all the way to the Eastern Sierra.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We asked local experts who work to make the outdoors accessible and inclusive for all for their favorite spots around the Bay Area and beyond — places to enjoy fall foliage, bask in some autumnal vibes and generally find some much-needed solace in nature right now. Read on for their tips.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=\"arts_13868460\"]And remember: As needed as outdoor air and exercise is for us all, there’s still a pandemic raging. Bring your mask and wear it whenever you’re indoors around other nature lovers even if you’re fully vaccinated, carry sanitizer if using public bathrooms and share the trails safely by making space for passers-by — to maintain social distancing. And if it’s a popular place, consider planning your visit to ensure you won’t run any risk of encountering a crowd.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With most of Northern California still in extreme wildfire danger, it’s advisable to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11834132/see-where-wildfires-are-burning-in-california\">check our map of where wildfires are burning\u003c/a> across the state before heading out on a longer trip.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#howto\">Skip to: How to find your own fall foliage spots\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11842420\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11842420 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/JOse-feet.png\" alt=\"The toes of a pair of shoes poke into a pile of dead leaves.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/JOse-feet.png 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/JOse-feet-800x533.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/JOse-feet-1020x680.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/JOse-feet-160x107.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/JOse-feet-1536x1024.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fall is the perfect time to get outdoors in the Bay Area. \u003ccite>(José G. González)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Elm Tunnel outside St. Helena, Napa County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ruemapp.com/\">Rue Mapp\u003c/a> is the founder and CEO of \u003ca href=\"https://outdoorafro.com/\">Outdoor Afro\u003c/a>, an Oakland-born organization that celebrates and inspires Black connections and leadership in nature nationally. She says Elm Tunnel is “one of my favorite places” to see fall foliage in the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Driving through this North Bay spot “always helped me know what season we were in while headed to the family ranch,” Mapp says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>How to get there: Travel north just out of St. Helena on Highway 29.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Hayward Regional Shoreline, Alameda County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=\"news_11830597\"]Francis Mendoza is a naturalist and park ranger with the East Bay Regional Parks District, and says this local stretch of marshes and seasonal wetlands is one of his favorite places to see the changing seasons in action.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Why? Look for its “swaths of pickleweed that turn red, rivaling eastern forests in its changing foliage,” Mendoza advises — and migrating shorebirds, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/parks/hayward/\">\u003cem>How to get to Hayward Regional Shoreline\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11842373\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11842373 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/6937439237_b998d49f26_k.png\" alt=\"Brown, grassy hillsides under blue skies.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/6937439237_b998d49f26_k.png 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/6937439237_b998d49f26_k-800x533.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/6937439237_b998d49f26_k-1020x680.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/6937439237_b998d49f26_k-160x107.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/6937439237_b998d49f26_k-1536x1024.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Golden spaces in Rancho San Antonio County Park and Open Space Preserve \u003ccite>(Samuel Jacob/Flickr)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Rancho San Antonio Preserve, Santa Clara County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>José González is the founder of Latino Outdoors, which aims to inspire, connect and engage Latino communities in the outdoors. For foliage hunting in the South Bay, he particularly recommends this colorful spot in the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rancho San Antonio also offers a visit to \u003ca href=\"https://www.openspace.org/what-to-do/education/deer-hollow-farm\">Deer Hollow Farm\u003c/a>, a working farm with historic buildings and farmyard animals that was closed during the first months of the pandemic, but now has reopened. (\u003ca href=\"https://www.openspace.org/what-to-do/education/deer-hollow-farm\">See Deer Hollow Farm’s opening hours.\u003c/a>)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.openspace.org/preserves/rancho-san-antonio\">\u003cem>How to get to Rancho San Antonio Preserve\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Mt. Tamalpais State Park, Marin County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[aside postID=\"mindshift_50949\"]\u003c/span>Mt. Tam is an all-year-round treasure, but it shines in the mild, cool season of fall, says Cori Coccia, program director at GirlVentures, a Bay Area nonprofit that combines outdoor adventure with social-emotional learning for female-identified youth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Coccia particularly recommends the Matt Davis Trail along the west side for its “gorgeous ocean views and the beautiful oak, madrone and Bay laurel forests along Rock Springs trail.” Just be careful, she says, of another plant that pops with “vibrant red color amidst all the green”: poison oak.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=471\">\u003cem>How to get to Mt. Tamalpais State Park\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11842416\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11842416 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Tam-OAP.png\" alt=\"The sun sets over the ocean from a steep hillside.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Tam-OAP.png 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Tam-OAP-800x533.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Tam-OAP-1020x680.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Tam-OAP-160x107.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Tam-OAP-1536x1024.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mt. Tamalpais at sunset \u003ccite>(Olivia Allen-Price/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Santa Teresa Blvd. and Monterey Rd., San San José\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sometimes, you don’t even have to get out of the car to appreciate some fall foliage — and if wildfire smoke is making it unhealthy to be outside, a driving tour is a good way to at least escape the house.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Latino Outdoors founder José González recommends a “fun” drive south down Santa Teresa Blvd. in San San José, leading onto Monterey Rd., to see some autumnal hues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Santa+Teresa+Blvd,+California/Monterey+Road,+California/@37.131011,-121.71189,12z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x808e2fc67fd8da0b:0x3cbd1a3b9aac27ff!2m2!1d-121.7804165!2d37.228898!1m5!1m1!1s0x8091e37287fd319f:0xd93fa759a4171ca2!2m2!1d-121.6893628!2d37.1678517!3e0\">\u003cem>How to get to Santa Teresa Blvd. and Monterey Rd. \u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>(link opens Google Maps)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Golden Gate Park, San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=\"news_11835324\"]When it comes to fall sights, GirlVentures’s Cori Coccia hails Golden Gate Park as an often-overlooked gem right under San Francisco’s nose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Coccia says the park “offers everything from misty redwood groves, to lakes with turtles in them, to the biodiversity of every continent thriving in the botanical garden.” Just make sure to still maintain social distancing on popular days, especially weekends.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://goldengatepark.com/\">\u003cem>How to get to Golden Gate Park\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"howto\">\u003c/a>How to find your own fall foliage gem\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Relying on expert recommendations is one thing. But what if the spots you want to visit are just too crowded right now — or you want to strike out and discover your own havens for fall foliage?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If that’s you, Latino Outdoors founder José González has two big recommendations: think about the types of trees that are likely to deliver you a riot of beautiful autumnal color, then consider locations in which you could see them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11842421\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1900px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11842421 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/jose-selfie.png\" alt=\"A smiling man wearing sunglasses squats in fallen leaves.\" width=\"1900\" height=\"2906\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/jose-selfie.png 1900w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/jose-selfie-800x1224.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/jose-selfie-1020x1560.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/jose-selfie-160x245.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/jose-selfie-1004x1536.png 1004w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/jose-selfie-1339x2048.png 1339w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">José González from Latino Outdoors \u003ccite>(José González)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>To start with the trees themselves, ginkgos are a great bet for colorful branches, González says, and they can be found in many neighborhoods. “Their yellow pop, much like aspens in the Sierra, are noticeable,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for locations, for a variety of non-native trees your best options might be in arboretums and on college campuses, González advises. But you might also consider trying to find them in particular neighborhoods within your city, “if you’re up for a fun urban hike.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Otherwise, you need to look for locations that provide variability like riparian zones [like creeks], and that experience temperature variation, like an actual winter,” González says — so think: gains in elevation. This, he says, is why he likes to take a look at what the Bay Area Ridge Trail offers in terms of foliage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if it’s safe to visit wine country, i.e. wildfire isn’t a current threat? González reminds you that several vineyards can really “pop with color” at this time of year.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"map\">\u003c/a>Fall foliage around California\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.californiafallcolor.com/\">California Fall Color \u003c/a>project (which bears the tagline “Dude, autumn happens here too”) offers not only peak foliage dates and photos online, but \u003ca href=\"https://www.californiafallcolor.com/map/\">a crowdsourced California Fall Color map\u003c/a> that shows the spots where fall foliage can be glimpsed \u003cem>right\u003c/em> \u003cem>now \u003c/em>— and where it’s about to peak.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Take a look:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[googlemaps https://www.google.com/maps/d/embed?mid=12FSQxbVe9CedswOvJaWaeI5vvYU&w=800&h=600]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story has been updated for 2021.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>And remember: As needed as outdoor air and exercise is for us all, there’s still a pandemic raging. Bring your mask and wear it whenever you’re indoors around other nature lovers even if you’re fully vaccinated, carry sanitizer if using public bathrooms and share the trails safely by making space for passers-by — to maintain social distancing. And if it’s a popular place, consider planning your visit to ensure you won’t run any risk of encountering a crowd.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With most of Northern California still in extreme wildfire danger, it’s advisable to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11834132/see-where-wildfires-are-burning-in-california\">check our map of where wildfires are burning\u003c/a> across the state before heading out on a longer trip.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#howto\">Skip to: How to find your own fall foliage spots\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11842420\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11842420 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/JOse-feet.png\" alt=\"The toes of a pair of shoes poke into a pile of dead leaves.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/JOse-feet.png 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/JOse-feet-800x533.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/JOse-feet-1020x680.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/JOse-feet-160x107.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/JOse-feet-1536x1024.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fall is the perfect time to get outdoors in the Bay Area. \u003ccite>(José G. González)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Elm Tunnel outside St. Helena, Napa County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ruemapp.com/\">Rue Mapp\u003c/a> is the founder and CEO of \u003ca href=\"https://outdoorafro.com/\">Outdoor Afro\u003c/a>, an Oakland-born organization that celebrates and inspires Black connections and leadership in nature nationally. She says Elm Tunnel is “one of my favorite places” to see fall foliage in the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Driving through this North Bay spot “always helped me know what season we were in while headed to the family ranch,” Mapp says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>How to get there: Travel north just out of St. Helena on Highway 29.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Hayward Regional Shoreline, Alameda County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Francis Mendoza is a naturalist and park ranger with the East Bay Regional Parks District, and says this local stretch of marshes and seasonal wetlands is one of his favorite places to see the changing seasons in action.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Why? Look for its “swaths of pickleweed that turn red, rivaling eastern forests in its changing foliage,” Mendoza advises — and migrating shorebirds, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/parks/hayward/\">\u003cem>How to get to Hayward Regional Shoreline\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11842373\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11842373 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/6937439237_b998d49f26_k.png\" alt=\"Brown, grassy hillsides under blue skies.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/6937439237_b998d49f26_k.png 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/6937439237_b998d49f26_k-800x533.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/6937439237_b998d49f26_k-1020x680.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/6937439237_b998d49f26_k-160x107.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/6937439237_b998d49f26_k-1536x1024.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Golden spaces in Rancho San Antonio County Park and Open Space Preserve \u003ccite>(Samuel Jacob/Flickr)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Rancho San Antonio Preserve, Santa Clara County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>José González is the founder of Latino Outdoors, which aims to inspire, connect and engage Latino communities in the outdoors. For foliage hunting in the South Bay, he particularly recommends this colorful spot in the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rancho San Antonio also offers a visit to \u003ca href=\"https://www.openspace.org/what-to-do/education/deer-hollow-farm\">Deer Hollow Farm\u003c/a>, a working farm with historic buildings and farmyard animals that was closed during the first months of the pandemic, but now has reopened. (\u003ca href=\"https://www.openspace.org/what-to-do/education/deer-hollow-farm\">See Deer Hollow Farm’s opening hours.\u003c/a>)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.openspace.org/preserves/rancho-san-antonio\">\u003cem>How to get to Rancho San Antonio Preserve\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Mt. Tamalpais State Park, Marin County\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/span>Mt. Tam is an all-year-round treasure, but it shines in the mild, cool season of fall, says Cori Coccia, program director at GirlVentures, a Bay Area nonprofit that combines outdoor adventure with social-emotional learning for female-identified youth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Coccia particularly recommends the Matt Davis Trail along the west side for its “gorgeous ocean views and the beautiful oak, madrone and Bay laurel forests along Rock Springs trail.” Just be careful, she says, of another plant that pops with “vibrant red color amidst all the green”: poison oak.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=471\">\u003cem>How to get to Mt. Tamalpais State Park\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11842416\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11842416 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Tam-OAP.png\" alt=\"The sun sets over the ocean from a steep hillside.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Tam-OAP.png 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Tam-OAP-800x533.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Tam-OAP-1020x680.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Tam-OAP-160x107.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/Tam-OAP-1536x1024.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mt. Tamalpais at sunset \u003ccite>(Olivia Allen-Price/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Santa Teresa Blvd. and Monterey Rd., San San José\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sometimes, you don’t even have to get out of the car to appreciate some fall foliage — and if wildfire smoke is making it unhealthy to be outside, a driving tour is a good way to at least escape the house.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Latino Outdoors founder José González recommends a “fun” drive south down Santa Teresa Blvd. in San San José, leading onto Monterey Rd., to see some autumnal hues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Santa+Teresa+Blvd,+California/Monterey+Road,+California/@37.131011,-121.71189,12z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x808e2fc67fd8da0b:0x3cbd1a3b9aac27ff!2m2!1d-121.7804165!2d37.228898!1m5!1m1!1s0x8091e37287fd319f:0xd93fa759a4171ca2!2m2!1d-121.6893628!2d37.1678517!3e0\">\u003cem>How to get to Santa Teresa Blvd. and Monterey Rd. \u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>(link opens Google Maps)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Golden Gate Park, San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"howto\">\u003c/a>How to find your own fall foliage gem\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Relying on expert recommendations is one thing. But what if the spots you want to visit are just too crowded right now — or you want to strike out and discover your own havens for fall foliage?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If that’s you, Latino Outdoors founder José González has two big recommendations: think about the types of trees that are likely to deliver you a riot of beautiful autumnal color, then consider locations in which you could see them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11842421\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1900px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11842421 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/jose-selfie.png\" alt=\"A smiling man wearing sunglasses squats in fallen leaves.\" width=\"1900\" height=\"2906\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/jose-selfie.png 1900w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/jose-selfie-800x1224.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/jose-selfie-1020x1560.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/jose-selfie-160x245.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/jose-selfie-1004x1536.png 1004w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/jose-selfie-1339x2048.png 1339w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">José González from Latino Outdoors \u003ccite>(José González)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>To start with the trees themselves, ginkgos are a great bet for colorful branches, González says, and they can be found in many neighborhoods. “Their yellow pop, much like aspens in the Sierra, are noticeable,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for locations, for a variety of non-native trees your best options might be in arboretums and on college campuses, González advises. But you might also consider trying to find them in particular neighborhoods within your city, “if you’re up for a fun urban hike.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Otherwise, you need to look for locations that provide variability like riparian zones [like creeks], and that experience temperature variation, like an actual winter,” González says — so think: gains in elevation. This, he says, is why he likes to take a look at what the Bay Area Ridge Trail offers in terms of foliage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if it’s safe to visit wine country, i.e. wildfire isn’t a current threat? González reminds you that several vineyards can really “pop with color” at this time of year.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"map\">\u003c/a>Fall foliage around California\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.californiafallcolor.com/\">California Fall Color \u003c/a>project (which bears the tagline “Dude, autumn happens here too”) offers not only peak foliage dates and photos online, but \u003ca href=\"https://www.californiafallcolor.com/map/\">a crowdsourced California Fall Color map\u003c/a> that shows the spots where fall foliage can be glimpsed \u003cem>right\u003c/em> \u003cem>now \u003c/em>— and where it’s about to peak.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Take a look:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ciframe\n src='https://www.google.com/maps/d/embed?mid=12FSQxbVe9CedswOvJaWaeI5vvYU&w=800&h=600'\n title='https://www.google.com/maps/d/embed?mid=12FSQxbVe9CedswOvJaWaeI5vvYU&w=800&h=600'\n width='800'\n height='600'\n scrolling='no'\n frameborder='no'>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story has been updated for 2021.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Last winter, Jada Ross had “40 reasons to wake up in the morning.” The college sophomore would wipe sleep from her eyes, knowing she could look forward to a discussion in her African and Caribbean Literatures class. She knew she could count on seeing her co-workers at the campus IT department where she worked or the energetic middle school students she mentored in an after-school program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I had struggled with mental health before the pandemic started,” Ross said. “So I literally had all of these systems set in place so I felt motivated to get up in the morning.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sometimes she was tired and it would take an extra push, like from her blue nose pitbull pawing her face, forcing her up for their morning walk. He lived with her as her emotional support animal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But like most people, the tightly woven fabric of Ross’s days began fraying as the coronavirus pandemic burgeoned.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The virus put a halt to her jobs at both the middle school and the Mills College IT department. Ross said she felt too anxious about COVID-19 to continue her side job as a driver for DoorDash. Her beloved dog died in February and, on top of it all, she was going through a break up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“With COVID, it was like everything was amplified times ten,” Ross said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Jada Ross, Mills College student\"]‘I cried for days. I felt like I was at rock bottom, like my lowest point ever.’[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She is not alone. College presents a host of new challenges for young people: demanding academics with steep competition, discovering new aspects of one’s identity and often living independently for the first time. There’s been an \u003ca href=\"https://news.psu.edu/story/554203/2019/01/16/academics/annual-collegiate-mental-health-report-examines-trends-and-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">uptick in mental health conditions like anxiety and depression\u003c/a> in \u003ca href=\"https://www.apa.org/monitor/2019/01/gen-z#:~:text=They%20are%20also%20more%20likely,15%20percent%20of%20older%20adults.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">college students\u003c/a> over the past several years, and the pandemic is adding yet another layer of challenge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/80k5d5hw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A recent survey of tens of thousands of students\u003c/a> showed significant jumps in undergraduate and graduate students who screened positive for both depression and anxiety during the pandemic as compared to rates measured before the pandemic. While screening positively for these mental health conditions is not the same as actually having them, survey authors said the findings were “unprecedented.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By mid-March, Ross said the dizzying line-up of challenges felt like too much.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I cried for days,” Ross said. “I felt like I was at rock bottom, like my lowest point ever.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Eventually, Ross approached one of the resident assistants in her dorm, asking them to take her to the hospital. She said she was admitted to the Fremont Hospital psychiatric unit, where she stayed for two weeks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Elsewhere on the Mills College campus, junior Alondra Rios also faced tests of her resilience. After leaving campus to move back in with family in Los Angeles, she found it easier to slip into depression.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“One of the things that I’ve had to deal with has been learning to sit with my thoughts,” Rios said, who grappled with anxiety even before the pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At University of California, Riverside, junior Marissa Howdershelt, who uses they/them pronouns, felt similarly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“About a month into it, I definitely started slipping into a depression,” they said. “Being removed from my campus community was a shock.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before the pandemic, Howdershelt would spend most of their days on campus, involved in student groups and serving on the Collegiate Mental Health Innovation Council for the nonprofit Mental Health America.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the pandemic shut down most college campuses, they found it much harder to suddenly spend their days on Zoom, at home, where they felt they could be their “most genuine self” in terms of gender identity and sexuality.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Campuses Respond\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Leaders of counseling and psychological services at California’s colleges and universities say they are up against many hurdles, too. Getting the word out about services must now happen online for the most part. Some students who are able to access services nevertheless lack a private space where they can speak candidly with a counselor. It is harder to offer traditional one-on-one or group counseling to out-of-state students, as state licensing laws largely do not permit work across state lines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Counselors are seeing a lot of the same challenges they typically see, like anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship stressors, only amplified, said Aviva Wilcox, assistant vice president of counseling, health and wellness at Mills College.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"David Atash, University of Southern California student\"]‘You throw 30 things at the wall and the two things that stick could really help.’[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many stressors go beyond the pandemic, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For example, our Black students on campus have been impacted by anti-Blackness long before there was increased national attention to anti-Blackness and the movement for Black lives. But there’s an increased intensity,” Wilcox said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In response, colleges and universities are trying to get creative.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>University counseling staff are looking for new ways to inform students of resources available to them, including popping into zoom lectures to let students know about counseling and workshops, or asking professors to embed information about campus mental health services in their syllabi.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For in-state students who choose to access remote counseling, there have been some unexpected advantages.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Before the pandemic, we saw a lot of disparity among students,” said Laura Horne, chief program officer at Active Minds, a nonprofit that focuses on mental health in young adults. “LGBTQ students, students of color are less likely to get the help that they need for mental health.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said much of this can be attributed to the fact that the field has struggled to innovate beyond in-person therapy, which can be intimidating to students who have never engaged in this before. Affordable and culturally sensitive mental health care \u003ca href=\"https://www.mhanational.org/issues/black-and-african-american-communities-and-mental-health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">can often be less available to Black students\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Virtual therapy, I think, is an example of how we can get a little bit more innovative and meet students where they are and make it a little bit easier for them to try it without feeling like they have to commit right away,” Horne said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside tag=\"mental-health\" label=\"related stories\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lea Jarnagin, interim director for student wellness and basic needs initiatives for the California State University (CSU) system, said some CSUs are offering workshops that are specifically geared towards addressing the uncertainty of the pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jarnagin says the CSUs have partnered with a few local public health departments in recent years around student mental health, and that “this pandemic has really provided an opportunity to expand those partnerships.” The hope is that university staff can facilitate a “warm hand off” between the university and community based organizations when the university cannot provide services students need.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Counseling staff are finding nontraditional ways to serve out-of-state students, too, since they cannot legally offer them ongoing individual or group therapy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Barbara Thomas, senior director of counseling and psychological services at the University of San Francisco (USF), said her team has developed mental health workshops to help out-of-state students, of which there are roughly 1500 at her university.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re not making these people a client,” she said, as someone would be considered if they were accessing therapy sessions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This allows the team to provide offerings like “Mindful Monday” or “Anxiety Tool Box,” to any students who are interested, regardless of their location. USF has tripled the number of such workshops this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thomas said her staff has also expanded what she calls “consultation services,” in which they help recommend local counseling services for out-of-state students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you were residing in Iowa, you could call us and we could help you determine, given your insurance, what are local resources,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Students Find Their Own Solutions\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>In recent months, Rios, now a senior at Mills, identified key practices to keep her afloat in a time characterized by change. She sought out on-campus therapy, committed to working out virtually with her soccer teammates each morning, and got comfortable with solo dance parties in her dorm room.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11841732\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11841732\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45260_rios_soccer_edited-qut-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"Before the pandemic, Alondra Rios (center, with ball) played soccer for Mills College. While she can no longer do that in person, she wakes up most mornings to work out with her teammates virtually.\" width=\"800\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45260_rios_soccer_edited-qut-800x449.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45260_rios_soccer_edited-qut-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45260_rios_soccer_edited-qut.jpg 828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Before the pandemic, Alondra Rios (center, with ball) played soccer for Mills College. While she can no longer do that in person, she wakes up most mornings to work out with her teammates virtually. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Alondra Rios)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Howdershelt, now a senior at UC Riverside, is getting engaged in the community beyond campus, helping to set up food donations in low-income neighborhoods. They also found solace in “cleansing” their social media accounts: unfollowing the people or groups that gave them anxiety and following others that focus on mental health and mindfulness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Ross returned to campus after being hospitalized, the pressure didn’t let up much. Her time away meant she had a backlog of school work. And housing became a huge stress — she spent time in on-campus emergency housing until advisors and mentors helped her set up a gofundme campaign to collect money for rent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the killing of George Floyd, she leapt into the movement for racial justice. “Obviously I want to be a part of that,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it took a toll, too. “Just the weight of even participating in that really hit me,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To get back on her feet, she said, “I was just like, wow, I really have to tap into myself.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She started with routine, hanging a whiteboard in her dorm room to help maintain her schedule. On it, she scrawls reminders: eat three times a day, practice gratitude, do your homework assignments. She plans socially distanced meet-ups with friends, she goes to therapy at school and she takes regular walks through Mills College’s leafy campus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She’s also found alternative forms of activism, becoming a representative of the Black Student Collective where she advocates for more annual therapy sessions for BIPOC students (Mills students are currently offered eight individual therapy sessions a year).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When I wake up in the morning, I set a routine for myself,” Ross said. “But if I get to a really low point, none of that gets done, you know?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When this happens, Ross said, she’s learning to ask for help.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On particularly hard days, she has another reason to get up too: a new blue nose pitbull, licking her face, goading her for a walk. She’s named him Blue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11841730\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11841730\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45258_Ross_dog_edited-qut-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"Jada Ross with her dog Blue. "He's just very attention seeking. And I need that sometimes," Ross said.\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45258_Ross_dog_edited-qut-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45258_Ross_dog_edited-qut-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45258_Ross_dog_edited-qut-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45258_Ross_dog_edited-qut-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45258_Ross_dog_edited-qut-1472x1472.jpg 1472w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45258_Ross_dog_edited-qut-1104x1104.jpg 1104w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45258_Ross_dog_edited-qut-912x912.jpg 912w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45258_Ross_dog_edited-qut-550x550.jpg 550w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45258_Ross_dog_edited-qut-470x470.jpg 470w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45258_Ross_dog_edited-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jada Ross with her dog Blue. “He’s just very attention seeking. And I need that sometimes,” Ross said. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Jada Ross)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>A Few More Ideas for How to Get Help\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>KQED spoke with many students across California, from a range of colleges and universities, to hear about how they are taking care of themselves. Luckily, even during a pandemic, a movement for racial justice and a turbulent election year, there are many ways to get help. Here are some of their approaches, in addition to tips we heard from mental health staff at universities, colleges and nonprofits that work with young adults.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Students can reach out to counseling services on campus to see what they are offering — there may be more and different options than previously available. On some campuses, faculty are playing a greater role than usual, and some students report chatting with their professors not only about their academics, but their wellbeing overall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>University of Southern California junior David Atash said it’s clear different things work for different people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You throw 30 things at the wall and the two things that stick could really help,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said he meditates briefly each morning and goes on long walks near campus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11841731\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11841731\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45259_Atash_hiking_edited-qut-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"University of Southern California student David Atash says walking helps him manage his anxiety.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45259_Atash_hiking_edited-qut-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45259_Atash_hiking_edited-qut-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45259_Atash_hiking_edited-qut-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45259_Atash_hiking_edited-qut-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45259_Atash_hiking_edited-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">University of Southern California student David Atash says walking helps him manage his anxiety. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of David Atash)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Amrita Bhasin, a sophomore at UC Berkeley, has started doing digital art and drawing on her iPad. If she wants to relax, she’s also found comfort in watching movies, which she said helps her avoid spending excessive time on social media.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s a starting and ending time, versus if I go in TikTok, there’s no ending point,” she said. “There is physically no ending point on social media.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Occidental College junior Liz Frissell said she’s getting through by moving her laptop outside for some of her online classes and meetings. She schedules time to connect with friends online through Facetime, games, and Netflix parties, where watchers can synchronize media with friends and chat at the same time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>USF’s Thomas says there is no one-size-fits-all approach to self care. In fact, really exploring what works for you can be overwhelming.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I talk a lot about baby steps,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She advises students to add one change, then see how that works before trying another.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One unexpected outcome of the pandemic, said Active Minds’ Horne, is \u003ca href=\"https://healthymindsnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Healthy_Minds_NCHA_COVID_Survey_Report_FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">resilience\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Often when we talk about young adults I think we all worry about them,” Horne said. “We worry about how they’re adapting to social media and these other large societal issues that are new for humans, much less for this generation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“But we do see tremendous resilience among students,” Horne continued. “One of the things that really surprised us in looking at our data from students and what they were experiencing during the pandemic is just how optimistic and hopeful they remain, despite all the challenges that we are all experiencing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Resources and Suggestions\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are some suggestions from mental health professionals and students:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Reach out to others, schedule connection time virtually or safely in person\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Seek support from family or peers\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Start or continue individual or group therapy virtually (\u003ca href=\"https://www.activeminds.org/blog/teletherapy-during-stay-at-home-orders/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here\u003c/a> are some pointers if it’s hard to find private space where you live)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Explore resources from nonprofits that completely or partially focus on mental health in young adults: \u003ca href=\"https://www.activeminds.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Active Minds\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.mhanational.org/life-campus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mental Health America\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.jedfoundation.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The JED Foundation\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Increase the amount you sleep\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Adjust your diet, even slightly, towards healthier foods\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Decrease substance use\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Improve screen time\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Give your social media a “cleanse” — how can you follow more positive accounts and unfollow ones that cause anxiety or depression?\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Avoid scrolling and instead relax with something with a clear endpoint, like a movie.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Limit news consumption\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Start a journal or continue journaling\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Practice \u003ca href=\"https://www.uofmhealth.org/health-library/uz2255\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">breathing exercises \u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Meditate\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Exercise\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Listen to music\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Dance\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Get out into green or outdoor spaces\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Garden\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Spend time with your pet/get a pet\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Make art\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Use technology to help you, such as apps like \u003ca href=\"https://www.stopbreathethink.com/meditations/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stop, Breathe and Think\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lea Jarnagin, interim director for student wellness and basic needs initiatives for the California State University (CSU) system, said some CSUs are offering workshops that are specifically geared towards addressing the uncertainty of the pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jarnagin says the CSUs have partnered with a few local public health departments in recent years around student mental health, and that “this pandemic has really provided an opportunity to expand those partnerships.” The hope is that university staff can facilitate a “warm hand off” between the university and community based organizations when the university cannot provide services students need.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Counseling staff are finding nontraditional ways to serve out-of-state students, too, since they cannot legally offer them ongoing individual or group therapy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Barbara Thomas, senior director of counseling and psychological services at the University of San Francisco (USF), said her team has developed mental health workshops to help out-of-state students, of which there are roughly 1500 at her university.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re not making these people a client,” she said, as someone would be considered if they were accessing therapy sessions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This allows the team to provide offerings like “Mindful Monday” or “Anxiety Tool Box,” to any students who are interested, regardless of their location. USF has tripled the number of such workshops this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thomas said her staff has also expanded what she calls “consultation services,” in which they help recommend local counseling services for out-of-state students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you were residing in Iowa, you could call us and we could help you determine, given your insurance, what are local resources,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Students Find Their Own Solutions\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>In recent months, Rios, now a senior at Mills, identified key practices to keep her afloat in a time characterized by change. She sought out on-campus therapy, committed to working out virtually with her soccer teammates each morning, and got comfortable with solo dance parties in her dorm room.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11841732\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11841732\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45260_rios_soccer_edited-qut-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"Before the pandemic, Alondra Rios (center, with ball) played soccer for Mills College. While she can no longer do that in person, she wakes up most mornings to work out with her teammates virtually.\" width=\"800\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45260_rios_soccer_edited-qut-800x449.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45260_rios_soccer_edited-qut-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45260_rios_soccer_edited-qut.jpg 828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Before the pandemic, Alondra Rios (center, with ball) played soccer for Mills College. While she can no longer do that in person, she wakes up most mornings to work out with her teammates virtually. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Alondra Rios)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Howdershelt, now a senior at UC Riverside, is getting engaged in the community beyond campus, helping to set up food donations in low-income neighborhoods. They also found solace in “cleansing” their social media accounts: unfollowing the people or groups that gave them anxiety and following others that focus on mental health and mindfulness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Ross returned to campus after being hospitalized, the pressure didn’t let up much. Her time away meant she had a backlog of school work. And housing became a huge stress — she spent time in on-campus emergency housing until advisors and mentors helped her set up a gofundme campaign to collect money for rent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the killing of George Floyd, she leapt into the movement for racial justice. “Obviously I want to be a part of that,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it took a toll, too. “Just the weight of even participating in that really hit me,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To get back on her feet, she said, “I was just like, wow, I really have to tap into myself.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She started with routine, hanging a whiteboard in her dorm room to help maintain her schedule. On it, she scrawls reminders: eat three times a day, practice gratitude, do your homework assignments. She plans socially distanced meet-ups with friends, she goes to therapy at school and she takes regular walks through Mills College’s leafy campus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She’s also found alternative forms of activism, becoming a representative of the Black Student Collective where she advocates for more annual therapy sessions for BIPOC students (Mills students are currently offered eight individual therapy sessions a year).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When I wake up in the morning, I set a routine for myself,” Ross said. “But if I get to a really low point, none of that gets done, you know?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When this happens, Ross said, she’s learning to ask for help.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On particularly hard days, she has another reason to get up too: a new blue nose pitbull, licking her face, goading her for a walk. She’s named him Blue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11841730\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11841730\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45258_Ross_dog_edited-qut-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"Jada Ross with her dog Blue. "He's just very attention seeking. And I need that sometimes," Ross said.\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45258_Ross_dog_edited-qut-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45258_Ross_dog_edited-qut-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45258_Ross_dog_edited-qut-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45258_Ross_dog_edited-qut-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45258_Ross_dog_edited-qut-1472x1472.jpg 1472w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45258_Ross_dog_edited-qut-1104x1104.jpg 1104w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45258_Ross_dog_edited-qut-912x912.jpg 912w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45258_Ross_dog_edited-qut-550x550.jpg 550w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45258_Ross_dog_edited-qut-470x470.jpg 470w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45258_Ross_dog_edited-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jada Ross with her dog Blue. “He’s just very attention seeking. And I need that sometimes,” Ross said. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Jada Ross)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>A Few More Ideas for How to Get Help\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>KQED spoke with many students across California, from a range of colleges and universities, to hear about how they are taking care of themselves. Luckily, even during a pandemic, a movement for racial justice and a turbulent election year, there are many ways to get help. Here are some of their approaches, in addition to tips we heard from mental health staff at universities, colleges and nonprofits that work with young adults.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Students can reach out to counseling services on campus to see what they are offering — there may be more and different options than previously available. On some campuses, faculty are playing a greater role than usual, and some students report chatting with their professors not only about their academics, but their wellbeing overall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>University of Southern California junior David Atash said it’s clear different things work for different people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You throw 30 things at the wall and the two things that stick could really help,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said he meditates briefly each morning and goes on long walks near campus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11841731\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11841731\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45259_Atash_hiking_edited-qut-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"University of Southern California student David Atash says walking helps him manage his anxiety.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45259_Atash_hiking_edited-qut-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45259_Atash_hiking_edited-qut-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45259_Atash_hiking_edited-qut-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45259_Atash_hiking_edited-qut-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45259_Atash_hiking_edited-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">University of Southern California student David Atash says walking helps him manage his anxiety. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of David Atash)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Amrita Bhasin, a sophomore at UC Berkeley, has started doing digital art and drawing on her iPad. If she wants to relax, she’s also found comfort in watching movies, which she said helps her avoid spending excessive time on social media.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s a starting and ending time, versus if I go in TikTok, there’s no ending point,” she said. “There is physically no ending point on social media.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Occidental College junior Liz Frissell said she’s getting through by moving her laptop outside for some of her online classes and meetings. She schedules time to connect with friends online through Facetime, games, and Netflix parties, where watchers can synchronize media with friends and chat at the same time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>USF’s Thomas says there is no one-size-fits-all approach to self care. In fact, really exploring what works for you can be overwhelming.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I talk a lot about baby steps,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She advises students to add one change, then see how that works before trying another.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One unexpected outcome of the pandemic, said Active Minds’ Horne, is \u003ca href=\"https://healthymindsnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Healthy_Minds_NCHA_COVID_Survey_Report_FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">resilience\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Often when we talk about young adults I think we all worry about them,” Horne said. “We worry about how they’re adapting to social media and these other large societal issues that are new for humans, much less for this generation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“But we do see tremendous resilience among students,” Horne continued. “One of the things that really surprised us in looking at our data from students and what they were experiencing during the pandemic is just how optimistic and hopeful they remain, despite all the challenges that we are all experiencing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Resources and Suggestions\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>On April 18, San Leandro police officer Jason Fletcher \u003ca href=\"https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/09/15/san-leandro-police-officer-charged-with-steven-taylors-death-appears-in-court/\">shot and killed\u003c/a> 33-year-old Steven Taylor, who was carrying a baseball bat around a local Walmart. The lawyer for Taylor's family says he lived with schizophrenia and bipolar depression and was mentally unwell the day he died. Taylor’s encounter with police lasted 40 seconds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As nationwide debate grows over racial bias in cases of police violence, mental health advocates around the country are calling attention to police killings of people suffering from mental illnesses. \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/investigations/police-shootings-database/\">A report by the Washington Post\u003c/a>, which has been tracking police use of deadly force since 2015, found that at least 25% of people shot and killed by police displayed signs of mental illness. It also found that people who are experiencing mental illness or a disability are 16 times more likely to die during an encounter with police.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside tag=\"mental-health\" label=\"related coverage\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>People who are in an altered mental state may interact with police differently, and many police departments \u003ca href=\"https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/10/how-police-officers-are-or-aren-t-trained-in-mental-health/280485/\">do not provide sufficient training\u003c/a> on how to respectfully and safely interact with people in crisis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cat Brooks, co-founder of the Anti Police-Terror Project, says police often escalate situations, as happened with Steven Taylor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What should have happened is that officer Fletcher should have cleared the Walmart, and then he should have allowed Steven Taylor to run around with that bat as long as he wanted to run around with that bat, and they should have called in a mental health professional who knew how to talk to someone in Stevens’ condition,\" Brooks said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brooks and her APTP co-founder, Asantewaa Boykin, are advocating for community-based resources to help people who are experiencing altered mental states — regardless of whether that is caused by mental illness or substance use.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Mental Health First\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>This summer, APTP launched \u003ca href=\"https://www.antipoliceterrorproject.org/new-events/mh-first-062720\">Mental Health First Oakland\u003c/a>, a mobile crisis response unit that provides assistance and resources, and puts callers' needs first. Brooks says the program is based on a culture of solidarity and mutual aid that already exists in communities of color as a result of police brutality and harassment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Asantewaa Boykin, a Sacramento-based ER nurse and co-founder of APTP\"]'Our framework doesn’t swoop in and tell people what they need or how they need it, we call it self-determined crisis management.'[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It's work that Black and brown and Indigenous people were already doing naturally in our communities because so many of us don’t call the police for anything ever,” Brooks said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The hotline is staffed on Friday and Saturday nights when other mental health services typically aren’t available. Volunteers are trained in non-punitive deescalation techniques based on consent. Boykin is a Sacramento-based ER nurse and has previously worked with psychiatric patients. She says the primary goal of Mental Health First is to mitigate the immediate crisis and help people decide their own next step.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our framework doesn’t swoop in and tell people what they need or how they need it, we call it self-determined crisis management. Things as simple as getting people from a place where they feel unsafe, to a place where they feel safe,\" Boykin said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mental Health First operates with the understanding that people in crisis often know what they need, but may not have the resources to access it. It is one of many community-based programs in place across the country that is seeking to transform public perception of mental illness and the mental health care system as a whole.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Searching for Solutions\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Ideas around mental health services centered around patient needs and consent are gaining momentum as the high-profile police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and others burst into the national conversation this year, forcing organizations and public institutions to examine the ways many of our systems don’t serve and protect everyone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During a recent \u003ca href=\"https://www.idha-nyc.org/decarcerating-care\">panel discussion\u003c/a> hosted by the \u003ca href=\"https://www.idha-nyc.org/who-is-idha\">Institute for the Development of Human Arts\u003c/a>, which provides training and resources for shifting policy and practice in mental health care, experts from all over the country shared strategies and successes around eliminating law enforcement from crisis care.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Asantewaa Boykin, a Sacramento-based ER nurse and co-founder of APTP\"]'Understand that these systems were built for white land-owning males, and what we’re gonna have to do is deconstruct them and rebuild them absent from the roots that are steeped in white supremacy.'[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Traditional mental health treatment has historically been based on the idea that people experiencing mental illness are a danger to their communities and need to be restrained and controlled, the panelists discussed. Though patients do have rights within these frameworks, the ability to protect these rights may be diminished by the altered mental state the patient is experiencing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One solution that has gained attention is the practice of integrating social workers into police work involving mental health care. Boykin rejects this solution, pointing out that the social workers involved are sometimes indistinguishable from police officers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“These social worker models need to be divorced from police and policing,\" Boykin said, \"here in Sacramento we have a social worker that wears a police uniform that literally has the word social worker on the back. Someone who is not experiencing our shared reality can’t tell the difference between one person in a bulletproof vest and another.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Boykin said social work is inherently tied to law enforcement, and that deeper transformation is needed to rebuild trust with communities of color.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Understand that these systems were built for white land-owning males, and what we’re gonna have to do is deconstruct them and rebuild them absent from the roots that are steeped in white supremacy,\" Boykin said. [ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the discussion, panelist Neil Gong — a sociologist who studies inequality in mental health care — acknowledged that in reimagining a new system, it's important that people still have access to existing tools that are useful.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If a person wants access to a social worker to help them navigate whatever system is in front of them, or therapists of different sorts, or medication, we want them to have access to someone who can meet them in an egalitarian manner,\" he explained.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Neil Gong, a sociologist who studies inequality in mental health care\"]'We need to prepare for problems with new systems we build, especially in a bad economy like this, and we have to have real answers if people do demand a return to harsh enforcement.'[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/how-defunding-abusive-institutions-goes-wrong-and-how-we-can-do-it-right/\">He also cautioned\u003c/a> that calls to defund police and transform health care eerily reflect the 1950s movement to close down oppressive state hospitals that violated human rights and involuntarily held some patients indefinitely. Gong says defunding those institutions was co-opted by politicians during a period of fiscal crisis, and that when the money wasn’t reinvested in alternatives, city streets and jails began to be filled by people with psychiatric disabilities, which resulted in public backlash and calls to \"bring back the asylum.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We need to prepare for problems with new systems we build, especially in a bad economy like this, and we have to have real answers if people do demand a return to harsh enforcement,\" Gong said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It seems that people are looking for real answers and solutions: More than 4,000 people registered for the discussion via Zoom, and the recording of the panel has since been viewed thousands of times.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Oakland, the city council has responded to calls to defund the police by passing a revised city \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandca.gov/news/2020/oaklands-mid-cycle-budget-cuts-14-3-million-from-police-budget-invests-additional-50-million-to-address-racial-disparities\">budget in June\u003c/a>, which allocates $1.85 million to create a Mobile Assistance Community Responders of Oakland, or MACRO, which is intended to remove police from some 911 calls related to mental health.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But APTP has criticized the program’s white leadership as out of touch, and said MACRO was developed without adequate community input. Boykin says practical community solutions are what will make a difference in the future of mental healthcare, and that those solutions start with small steps.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Talk to your neighbors, say hi, get to know them. One of our best tools is relationships,\" Boykin said. \"If we begin to build those relationships across the fence eventually we will not need outside intervention.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Resources\u003c/h3>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The \u003ca href=\"https://www.idha-nyc.org/decarcerating-care\">Institute for the Development of Human Arts\u003c/a> is a mental health advocacy organization that advances holistic, transformative mental health practices rooted in the lived experience of people with mental illness. Their training and events value lived experience as highly as professional training and seek to advance alternatives to policing, criminal justice, and mental health care.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.antipoliceterrorproject.org/mh-first-oakland\">Mental Health First Oakland\u003c/a> is a new model for non-police response to mental health crisis. Their goal is to provide telephone and mobile assistance to crisis including psychiatric emergencies, substance use support, and domestic violence. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11838360/recursos-para-cuidar-su-salud-mental-durante-la-situacion-actual\">\u003cem>Leer en español\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s been a week. A month. A year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even before wildfires devastated large parts of our home state, we were all dealing with a lot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most notably, a pandemic that continues to kill and sicken so many nationwide, and that’s turned our lives upside down. And much more besides.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re feeling the strain right now, you’re in no way alone. So we compiled a list of KQED’s most useful, expert-verified resources and advice posts, for you to use and potentially share with your community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Don’t find what you’re looking for? \u003ca href=\"#tellus\">Tell us what we can do to support you right now.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13881725/where-to-find-affordable-culturally-competent-therapy-in-bay-area-and-beyond\">Where to Find Affordable, Culturally Competent Therapy in Bay Area and Beyond\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11837589\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1900px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11837589\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/therapy.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1900\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/therapy.png 1900w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/therapy-800x539.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/therapy-1020x687.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/therapy-160x108.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/therapy-1536x1035.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">We have resources on finding culturally competent therapy that’s affordable \u003ccite>(Gender Spectrum Collection/Broadly)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As KQED’s Nastia Voynovskaya writes in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13881725/where-to-find-affordable-culturally-competent-therapy-in-bay-area-and-beyond\">this guide\u003c/a>, “As if being human in a world rife with systemic racism, patriarchy, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, environmental destruction and labor exploitation wasn’t already hard enough, the global pandemic and attendant economic crisis are making things that much more difficult for everyone, especially the most vulnerable among us.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re seeking professional support, or need extra assistance right now, consult the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13881725/where-to-find-affordable-culturally-competent-therapy-in-bay-area-and-beyond\">list\u003c/a> of affordable and culturally competent therapy services and directories, as well as crisis hotlines. This guide focuses on low-cost and sliding scale practices, and how to find a therapist of color.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>For further reading/listening: “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/podcasts/461/youre-ok-im-not-black-men-and-therapy\">You’re OK, I’m Not: Black Men and Therapy\u003c/a>” from podcast Truth Be Told.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11835324/managing-anxiety-in-the-age-of-everything\">Specific Advice for Managing Anxiety in the Age of… Well, Everything\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11835622\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1900px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11835622\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/08/Anxiety.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1900\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/08/Anxiety.png 1900w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/08/Anxiety-800x539.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/08/Anxiety-1020x687.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/08/Anxiety-160x108.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/08/Anxiety-1536x1035.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amid so many stressors, how can you safeguard your mental health? \u003ccite>(Loannes Marc/Pexels)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>We consulted experts on anxiety and stress management for these \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11835324/managing-anxiety-in-the-age-of-everything\">concrete tips\u003c/a> on how to cope when it feels like you can’t take any more of what 2020 has to throw at you. Everyone’s situation and personal stressors are different, of course. But hopefully these ideas can provide at least some ways of working with your experiences and emotions, including:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Why it’s actively harmful to “put on a brave face”\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Why you should learn to talk to yourself in the same voice you talk to friends with\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>How to channel positivity in a way that doesn’t feel fake\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Further reading/listening: “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/podcasts/521/holding-on-to-joy\">Holding on to Joy\u003c/a>” from podcast Truth Be Told.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Be Sure to Protect Your Body From Wildfire Smoke\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11834613\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11834613\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/08/RS44514_GettyImages-1261921915-qut.jpg\" alt=\"3M brand N95 particulate respirators are displayed on a table on July 28, 2020 in San Anselmo, California.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/08/RS44514_GettyImages-1261921915-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/08/RS44514_GettyImages-1261921915-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/08/RS44514_GettyImages-1261921915-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/08/RS44514_GettyImages-1261921915-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/08/RS44514_GettyImages-1261921915-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">3M brand N95 particulate respirators are displayed on a table on July 28, 2020 in San Anselmo, California. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cdiv>As if working to reduce your personal risk of transmitting or contracting COVID-19 wasn’t enough to preoccupy you, you’ve now got another very real threat to your lungs to consider: Wildfire smoke. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>Editor's Note: A previous version of this story was published on August 31, 2020. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The ongoing COVID pandemic. A deepening climate catastrophe. An international refugee crisis. Widespread racial injustice. Extreme wealth inequality. Financial distress. Social isolation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's beyond doubt: We're up against a long list of stressful realities playing havoc with our individual mental health right now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=\"arts_13881725\" label=\"Local resources\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/12/20/pandemic-mental-health-crisis-gao-report/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Washington Post reported in December\u003c/a>, more than four out of 10 adults — or 43% — said they suffered from anxiety or depression according to a Census Bureau pulse survey in November 2020. The pandemic's prolonged impact on youth mental health has also proved \"devastating\" according to \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/07/science/pandemic-adolescents-depression-anxiety.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a public advisory from the U.S. surgeon general.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There's also the sheer number of ongoing stories detailing the graphic deaths and attacks on people of color — particularly on Black and Asian communities across the U.S. From 2019 to 2020, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11880068/as-hate-crime-reports-rise-attorney-general-bonta-offers-multilingual-support\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">crimes targeting the Asian community in California increased by 107 percent\u003c/a>. Such stories can reignite trauma and disproportionately weigh on people of color.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Individually and collectively, we're \u003cem>not\u003c/em> OK right now. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101879345/how-to-cope-in-a-time-of-cumulative-stress-and-anxiety\">KQED Forum spoke\u003c/a> to experts about how you might personally manage what seems like an unmanageable amount of stressors:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Tracy Foose\u003c/strong>, psychiatrist with a focus on anxiety disorders and associate clinical professor of psychiatry, UCSF School of Medicine\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Spring Washam\u003c/strong>, author of \"A Fierce Heart: Finding Strength, Courage, and Wisdom in Any Moment\", and meditation teacher and co-founder, East Bay Meditation Center in Oakland\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Emiliana Simon-Thomas\u003c/strong>, science director of the Greater Good Science Center, UC Berkeley\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>If it feels especially difficult right now, there's a \u003cem>really\u003c/em> good reason\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The world seems overwhelming right now ... because it is.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A pandemic, racial injustice, wildfires, family lives turned upside down: What these things have in common, says psychiatrist Tracy Foose, is \"a kind of cumulative uncertainty.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size='medium' align='right' citation='Psychiatrist Tracy Foose']'We're going through a lot of unresolved, unfinished, un-closed traumatic experiences.'[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Each one of these individual stressors, things \"that we have no ability to predict and no ability to control at the individual level,\" she says, are momentous in their own right. But put them all together, and the challenge can feel insurmountable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All of this at once can also make you feel like you're getting \"compassion fatigue\": an inability to \u003cem>keep\u003c/em> caring, to \u003cem>keep\u003c/em> feeling loss and grief as more terrible things keep happening in the world.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This can lead to a person feeling a state of \"just feeling exhausted,\" says Emiliana Simon-Thomas of the Greater Good Science Center. \"Feeling disconnected and hopeless, or what some might call callous, about the possibility of anything ever changing.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside tag=\"mental-health\" label=\"more coverage\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If this description is reminding you of your own feelings right now, you're not alone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And it's not just the number of things that are happening right now, Foose says, but the fact that they're taking place on a global scale and just don't seem like they'll stop any time soon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When we compare current events to previous traumatic historical periods, with the benefit of hindsight we can see both how those events started \u003cem>and \u003c/em>when they ended. 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And the kinds of problems you're faced with are huge, and just aren't solvable in the ways you'd normally recognize.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11899883\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11899883\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/Three-friends-with-painted-nails-sitting-on-a-couch-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Three friends with painted nails sitting on a couch\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/Three-friends-with-painted-nails-sitting-on-a-couch-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/Three-friends-with-painted-nails-sitting-on-a-couch-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/Three-friends-with-painted-nails-sitting-on-a-couch-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/Three-friends-with-painted-nails-sitting-on-a-couch.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Listen to how you speak to yourself. Are you showing the same understanding and compassion that you'd extend to a friend? \u003ccite>(Gender Spectrum Collection)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>So what do you do about that? First off, accept the truth that you \"really do need these three things for wellness,\" Foose advises, and then get into the idea of \"some pursuit of adaptation.\" How are you going to get physical activity? How will you find social connection? And how might you take a situation that \"feels so out of control and uncertain\" and break it up into a kind of solvable problem that you can, in Foose's words, \"chew on every day\"?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Breaking down the issues at hand into manageable parts and attacking them from new angles — while recognizing that you've never really had to \u003cem>do\u003c/em> it like this before, without your usual coping methods — is \"the inevitable path to wellness, even during all of this uncertainty,\" she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Stop judging yourself and expecting perfection ...\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The East Bay Meditation Center's Spring Washam advises that self-compassion is \"an ingredient that you could really cultivate right now.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We're all \"kind of hanging on,\" she reminds us. So acknowledging that you'll have good days and bad days amid it all — \"that you're going to experience these highs and lows\" — is surprisingly crucial, so you're not blindsided when the bad days hit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size='medium' align='right' citation='Spring Washam, East Bay Meditation Center']'I think we need to just make space for that with each other and be really honest when we need support.'[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That's because our emotions \"are really triggered or activated where we're experiencing things that we haven't before,\" Washam says — but knowing that the harder days are inevitable can soften the blow when they arrive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We may need a moment to fall apart a little bit or take a break or pull out,\" she says, and we shouldn't be shy about asking for help when it happens. \"I think we need to just make space for that with each other and be really honest when we need support,\" Washam says. \"Like, 'Hey, I can't do this right now! Can you come over? Can you help, or can I call you?'\"\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>... and start talking more nicely to yourself\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>We often criticize ourselves in ways we'd never direct at anyone else. Emiliana Simon-Thomas recommends \"giving yourself that same supportive inner voice that you would give a neighbor or a friend who might tell you that they're also struggling with this challenge.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We're actually pretty good at supporting each \u003cem>other\u003c/em>, but oftentimes adopt a much more critical inner voice towards ourselves. And this really just worsens the problem,\" Simon-Thomas says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11899882\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11899882\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/pexels-mental-health-america-mha-5543538-1-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Smiling person in a white floral shirt smiles at themself in a mirror next to a bush filled with red flowers. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/pexels-mental-health-america-mha-5543538-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/pexels-mental-health-america-mha-5543538-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/pexels-mental-health-america-mha-5543538-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/12/pexels-mental-health-america-mha-5543538-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Listen to how you speak to yourself. Are you showing the same understanding and compassion that you'd extend to a friend \u003ccite>(Mental Health America)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And the thing about this \"enduring, hyper-critical self-talk,\" she says, is how it can make the challenges you're experiencing feel exaggerated beyond proportion and, accordingly, can make your supposed failures feel huge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So the next time you catch yourself using a harsh tone inward, remember: by doing that, you're not seeing things for what they really are.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Don't pretend you're fine when you're not\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Many of us have a tendency to \"mask a lot of things,\" Spring Washam says. That is, to reflexively say we're doing fine and \"hide the levels of stress that we really experience.\" And that's not actually helpful right now, she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I think really it's a time to be very real with yourself, with our families and come together,\" and to not attempt to shoulder your emotional burdens solo, Washam advises. \"It's too much for any one person,\" she says. \"We need to be more real about what's happening.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So if you're struggling, don't keep it to yourself: Speak up and call on your support networks. Putting a brave face on things won't help, and might actually be harmful to your well-being.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Try to find the positive (even when it seems impossible)\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>This one might sound like it contradicts the idea of feeling your feelings. But at the Greater Good Science Center, Emiliana Simon-Thomas says staff encourage folks there with practices and exercises that \"enable a different emotional profile.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size='medium' align='right' citation='Spring Washam, East Bay Meditation Center']'It's too much for any one person ... We need to be more real about what's happening.'[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"So instead of getting kind of lost in that downward spiral of negative self-talk, or complaining or worrying or feeling anxious about all the things that could go wrong,\" she advises, be intentional about the kinds of thoughts and reflexive judgments that you're making in each moment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That means that if you have the possibility of engaging in a conversation with a friend about what's going well in life — rather than badly — you might find you're able to \"just shift the balance a little bit and bring yourself moments of levity,\" Simon-Thomas says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's not about putting a \"brave face\" on things or straining for a falsely positive spin. It's about finding some feeling of safety, she says, to \"balance the scales, so that you're not always in fight or flight mode.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Find more tips for managing stress and anxiety, including advice on mindfulness and resentment, in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101879345/how-to-cope-in-a-time-of-cumulative-stress-and-anxiety\">the full KQED Forum show\u003c/a>.\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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