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                                    • Coping with Family Stress During the Pandemic

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                                      |Date: March 23, 2021
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                                      Coping with Family Stress During the Pandemic

                                      Coping with Family Stress During the Pandemic

                                      Information derived from Doc Talk conducted with Bridgitte Mathiasen, LMHC of Valley Psychiatry and Couns ...

                                      Information derived from Doc Talk conducted with Bridgitte Mathiasen, LMHC of Valley Psychiatry and Counseling Clinic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sV9soH2N7uI 1.What are some of the challenges many ...

                                      March 23, 2021
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                                    • How to Support a Friend or Peer Who May Be Depressed

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                                      |Date: March 10, 2021
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                                      How to Support a Friend or Peer Who May Be Depressed

                                      How to Support a Friend or Peer Who May Be Depressed

                                      Mental and emotional resilience has been a challenge that most of us have faced over the past year as we ...

                                      Mental and emotional resilience has been a challenge that most of us have faced over the past year as we have navigated the changes and uncertainty of the pandemic. During times of hardship, it’s ofte ...

                                      March 10, 2021
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                                    • Supporting Your Loved Ones: Suicide Prevention | Lonnie Renteria, LHMC

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                                      |Date: March 10, 2021
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                                      Supporting Your Loved Ones: Suicide Prevention | Lonnie Renteria, LHMC

                                      Supporting Your Loved Ones: Suicide Prevention | Lonnie Renteria, LHMC

                                      Join Lonnie Renteria, LHMC, psychotherapist as he answers questions about how the pandemic has affected t ...

                                      Join Lonnie Renteria, LHMC, psychotherapist as he answers questions about how the pandemic has affected teens and young adults, including an increase in suicidal thoughts and attempted and completed s ...

                                      March 10, 2021
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                                    • Waiting Out the Pandemic: Cultivating Wellbeing in the Face of Uncertainty

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                                      |Date: January 28, 2021
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                                      Waiting Out the Pandemic: Cultivating Wellbeing in the Face of Uncertainty

                                      Waiting Out the Pandemic: Cultivating Wellbeing in the Face of Uncertainty

                                      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEI1B0Nt92c Content derived from DocTalk video with psychotherapist Jamie ...

                                      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEI1B0Nt92c Content derived from DocTalk video with psychotherapist Jamie Friddle, LMHC The act of waiting doesn’t come easily for most people, regardless of age or wis ...

                                      January 28, 2021
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                                    • COVID-19 Vaccine: Mike Hori, MD, Infectious Disease Specialist Answers Questions

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                                      |Date: January 05, 2021
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                                      COVID-19 Vaccine: Mike Hori, MD, Infectious Disease Specialist Answers Questions

                                      Mike Hori, MD answers questions about the COVID-19 vaccine. Excerpts from this interview are included bel ...

                                      Mike Hori, MD answers questions about the COVID-19 vaccine. Excerpts from this interview are included below the video. https://youtu.be/rixze9jpatE 1. Will you explain how the COVID vaccine research f ...

                                      January 05, 2021
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                                    • What Does Swiss Cheese Have to Do with Preventing COVID-19?

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                                      |Date: December 16, 2020
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                                      What Does Swiss Cheese Have to Do with Preventing COVID-19?

                                      What Does Swiss Cheese Have to Do with Preventing COVID-19?

                                      Think of COVID-19 prevention like a brick of Swiss cheese—not eating it, but stacking up the slices. Whil ...

                                      Think of COVID-19 prevention like a brick of Swiss cheese—not eating it, but stacking up the slices. While no single virus prevention behavior is perfect, if a variety of behaviors are used together, ...

                                      December 16, 2020
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                                    • Creating Thanksgiving Connections While Maintaining Safe Physical Distance

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                                      |Date: November 17, 2020
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                                      Creating Thanksgiving Connections While Maintaining Safe Physical Distance

                                      Creating Thanksgiving Connections While Maintaining Safe Physical Distance

                                      Thanksgiving means something different to everyone with unique traditions and ways of celebrating. For ma ...

                                      Thanksgiving means something different to everyone with unique traditions and ways of celebrating. For many, Thanksgiving means a large gathering of family, friends and loved ones, with favorite foods ...

                                      November 17, 2020
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                                    • Pondering Pandemic Learning Pods

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                                      |Date: September 02, 2020
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                                      Pondering Pandemic Learning Pods

                                      Pondering Pandemic Learning Pods

                                      by Kari Tanta, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, Children’s Therapy Clinic Pandemic pods? What are those you might ask? ...

                                      by Kari Tanta, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, Children’s Therapy Clinic Pandemic pods? What are those you might ask? Perhaps you are experiencing feelings of anxiety or anger related to a current situation that i ...

                                      September 02, 2020
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                                    • Protect Yourself, Protect Others During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Getting Your Flu Vaccination Now

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                                      |Date: September 02, 2020
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                                      Protect Yourself, Protect Others During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Getting Your Flu Vaccination Now

                                      Protect Yourself, Protect Others During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Getting Your Flu Vaccination Now

                                      by Rabiah Ali, MD, Internal Medicine, Senior Care Clinic With the COVID-19 pandemic colliding with flu se ...

                                      by Rabiah Ali, MD, Internal Medicine, Senior Care Clinic With the COVID-19 pandemic colliding with flu season, it’s more important than ever to receive the flu vaccine as soon as possible. Why is gett ...

                                      September 02, 2020
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                                    • Managing Your Mental Health and Preventing Burnout During a Pandemic

                                      Posted by Valley Communications
                                      |Date: August 10, 2020
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                                      Managing Your Mental Health and Preventing Burnout During a Pandemic

                                      Managing Your Mental Health and Preventing Burnout During a Pandemic

                                      Check out Aditi Dhar, MD’s advice for healthy mood boosters during these tough times; how to support fami ...

                                      Check out Aditi Dhar, MD’s advice for healthy mood boosters during these tough times; how to support family members; what to look for to spot mental stress; how to reduce feeling overwhelmed and more. ...

                                      August 10, 2020
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