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The study of people during COVID-19

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The study of people
during COVID-19

Take the COVID survey COVID-19 Resources

The Pandemic Project is a social psychology initiative that is studying how our everyday lives are affected by the coronavirus outbreak. For many of us, our worlds, our work, and our social relationships are changing.

The research team brings together scientists from around the world to better understand how the pandemic is affecting our daily lives, mental health, and connections with others.

We need your help. Take the COVID survey, which takes 10-15 minutes, and learn how your reactions to the outbreak compare with others.You will get personal feedback about your coping methods with information about what may work best for you.

The COVID Social Psychological Survey.

The Covid Survey is an online questionnaire that takes about 15 minutes to complete. A series of questions are included that ask about the ways people are thinking about and responding to the current coronavirus outbreak. Individuals who complete the survey will get specific feedback about their coping strategies along with information that might help them deal with the current uncertainties.

Although optional, we are also asking participants to provide an email address so that we can contact them sometime later to see how their thoughts and behaviors may be changing. Except for the optional email, no other identifying information is collected.

Take the COVID survey

Expressive Writing Exercises

Some of the most common reactions to the COVID-19 outbreak are feelings of uncertainty and fear about social isolation, job loss, health, and other parts of life. Solid research evidence suggests that writing about emotional upheavals can reduce feelings of distress, improve sleep, and even boost mental and physical health. The expressive writing webpages provide a series of exercises that may help you think about, understand, and cope with some of the issues you may be living with.

For each of the 5-10 minute writing exercises, computer-based feedback is provided that can be downloaded or emailed. Although the writing samples will be analyzed, they will remain secure and confidential.

Try Expressive Writing

Assorted Personality Tests

Experimental tests and exercises from the Language and Personality lab. These tests are diverse and would give you feedback on various facets of your personality.

Explore the tests

More projects coming soon.

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Mattress Mack with Gallery Furniture Grand Parkway, Fort Bend County Judge KP George and Fort Bend County Commissioner Ken DeMerchant will provide FREE MENTAL HEALTH & WELLNESS RESOURCES to Fort Bend County residents.

WHAT:

Our goal is to help Fort Bend Residents find resources to help improve Mental Health & Wellness during this challenging time.

Free of charge, Fort Bend County Mental Health & Wellness experts will help identify needs and refer you to appropriate resources for:

WHEN:

No Appointment Necessary

Beginning Monday, June 1, 2020
Monday through Friday
10am to 2pm

WHERE:
Gallery Furniture Grand Parkway
7227 West Grand Parkway South
Richmond, Texas 77407
713-694-5570

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Mattress Mack with Gallery Furniture Grand Parkway, Fort Bend County Judge KP George and Fort Bend County Commissioner Ken DeMerchant will provide FREE MENTAL HEALTH & WELLNESS RESOURCES to Fort Bend County residents. Our goal is to help Fort Bend Residents find resources to help improve Mental Health & Wellness during this challenging time.

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To help counties know how people are being affected by the pandemic

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The COVID-19 Registry is a research study focusing on participants' health. It provides real-time information to health departments on the spread of COVID-19, who is being affected and how.

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A way forward to opening up social circles

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We are starting to enter into a new normal. Restrictions are being lifted and we are beginning to decrease social distance, yet we must continue to work together to reduce the risk of viral transmission. Until accurate testing is available and herd immunity is achieved, this can be achieved through self-awareness and communication.
Covid CARE calls in four specific elements to consider and discuss with others as you start broadening your social circles:
Covid CARE is a model to build trust through communication to co-create a healthier social expansiveness.
What will be our "new normal"?
There are people who are taking physical distancing very seriously, and others who feel anger and frustration at being told what to do by our Government. Our current political climate is fragmenting us further. We are impacted by the economic damages brought on by the closing of the economy, isolation from friends and family, and fear of sickness and death.

These stories and feelings can either tear us apart or bring us together. It will be our choice to make: Will our new normal be one based on scarcity and fear or on an abundance of hope and love? Finding that point where the freedom of the individual is balanced with care for others is key. It is here that we can create a new normal where we can all be seen and cared for equally, regardless of privilege; an opportunity to integrate ourselves back into society as supportive rather than oppressive.

COVID CARE provides us a model in which to move forward together.
A Word about Shame and Judgement
Shame is a powerful tool used to maintain conformity to a social standard. It works. It also causes death, depression, isolation, and deep suffering far greater than any virus ever could. Being judgmental about others' choices shuts people down from being honest. Not knowing what someone is doing during the age of coronavirus is potentially deadly. It is far better to know if someone is not following measures to reduce viral transmission, so that you can protect yourself, than to shame and judge them to where they don't disclose that to anyone else (while not changing their behavior). Listening to their reasons and having an open discussion is far more effective to have them care about their choices.

The Container includes the people who are in your household/domicile, living space, work space, or whom you might interact with without social distancing or precautions. Some other terms used are circle, cohort, contact circle, COVID pod, COVID-bonded, germacule, droplet bonded,and primary community. You could have a primary container - those that you share space with - and a secondary container, such as work spaces or visitors who have their own primary residences or containers. Those with bigger containers have bigger risks of infections associated with them.

Your container can have people at different social distances and include people who are in multiple containers. It should include the people who you directly intersect with: anyone who comes within 6 feet of you for more than 10 minutes. As time goes on, these containers may change, with people moving away or closer. While it may seem like a hassle, drawing out your contacts can be a visual way to show others. This way, others can better make a decision knowing who is who and what they are willing to enter.

Many people know who is in their container, and feel safe within those choices, but many people do not have that privilege. Essential/front line workers, incarcerated, houseless and people in detention, have no say or ability to protect themselves from viral transmission. We have a social responsibility to them to understand our ability to make choices and continue to account for this when we begin to open up our container to others.

You can create your own Container diagram here to share with others.

We often take people that we live with for granted. Maybe we have not clearly sat down and spoken our boundaries and risk reduction etiquette out loud, but have a common understanding of each other while we are in the place of "stay at home" measures. As we move towards broadening our containers, we need to create agreements with each other to help navigate these changes.

Agreements may have allowances for those not at the same level. For example, if one person in the container socializes with others at less than 6 feet, the other members of the container may wish to stay more than 6 feet from them, and ask for extra cleaning of shared spaces or wearing of masks when near each other. The highest risk person or the person with the lowest risk tolerance would ideally set the standards of acceptable behavior for the container.

In some containers, it is difficult to have perfect risk reduction behaviors, such as maintaining 6 foot distance from strangers, wearing masks, or staying at home. In these situations, disclosure about the additional risks to others must be made as one broadens the social network. This is not about getting an infection that can easily be treated with an antibiotic, but something that can kill someone even with two degrees of separation.

This is the most controversial and difficult place to navigate as we reduce social distancing and open society back up. Forsaking joy, love, pleasure and others for the period of time until herd immunity is reached will cause inordinate suffering. We each have our own personal tolerance for illness, disease and death. It is imperative that we understand this in order to take into account everyone else in our container and community at large. Risk Tolerance does not supersede public health policies and government regulations.
Why consider risk tolerance and not just risks themselves?
Risk tolerance is subjective and can dictate the behaviors we impart unconsciously to others. We each form our risk tolerance based on personal history and societal risks. Understanding risk tolerance and being responsible for your choices is critical to our ability to open up our society as safely as possible. Low or high risk tolerance does not make one better or worse, but with COVID-19, the need to be clear and conscious with one's choices is critical to the health of society.

The more someone is at risk of disease and death due to where they live, their health, pre-existing conditions, economic status, race, or age, the lower their risk tolerance. Others feel that they have less to lose if they get sick, and are willing to take on more risks. One cannot know everyone's level of vulnerability who we come in contact with. Essential workers and those they care for have died due to others' inadvertent exposure.

I use a backpack as a metaphor to explain the concept of risk tolerance:

The more you carry in your backpack (personal risks, precautions you are using), the slower you move (lower tolerance), but the more likely you are to survive. The less you carry, the faster you move (high tolerance) but the less likely you will survive by putting yourself and others at higher risk.
As risk tolerance increases, so does the potential harm to others. You are responsible for protecting others from yourself, otherwise that is a consent and boundary violation.
Higher risk frontline and essential workers, people of color, migrant workers and those residing in nursing homes are at especially high risk and may not have the ability to protect themselves with this conversation, so it is up to those of us who can, to help everyone stay healthy.

The following scale is not inclusive of all situations and is just a guide. This is not prescriptive . The intent here is to create a common vocabulary so we can communicate where we each stand.

0: Very Strict - Have been in very strict isolation alone or with others in a container, which may include the following:

Stays exclusively within the container/household.

6 feet apart with others within the household/container.

Strict etiquette including hand washing, masks and social distancing are used 100% of the time within the container.

Groceries delivered and wiped down.

No one outside is allowed in.

Infection control protocols outside of the bedroom. Bleach or sanitizing all surfaces touched by more than one person, no shared bathroom spaces.

People in this category are more likely to be at a higher risk of death from contracting the disease or be in a container with someone who is. They may value social responsibility towards others, and/or want to flatten the curve. Areas with a high density of people, such as a city, may be at this level for the foreseeable future, until adequate testing and contact tracing is readily available. Getting through this pandemic without illness to self or others is a strong priority.

1: Strict - Have been in strict isolation alone or with others in a container, which may include the following:

Does not optionally leave the house/container except to get groceries and go to work.

No social distancing with members of one's container.

Strict etiquette including hand washing, masks and social distancing are used 100% of the time when outside of the container.

Groceries delivered and/or wiped down before being allowed into the container.

No visitors are brought inside the container.

Person to person connection is done virtually or across a wide berth >6 ft + masks.

Exercise alone or with others, distance strictly maintained.

For some, while they may want to be at this level, they cannot due to their societal, economic, and/or personal situation. Essential workers may be strict when they are able to make those decisions but their work puts them at higher risk, so their risk tolerance is higher than their desire.

2: Fairly Strict - Have been in fairly strict isolation alone or with others in a container, which may include the following:

Leaves the house to go to work, where etiquette to reduce transmission is not strictly available.

Fairly strict etiquette including hand washing, masks, and social distancing are used 80-100% of the time when outside of the container.

Minimizes grocery and other shopping (once a week or less).

Exercise with others where distance may not always be strictly maintained for brief moments.

May socialize with others outside of the container, at 6 ft apart or less than 6 ft with masks.

No sexual activity with anyone outside of the container. (Sexual activity is any behavior where sexual touch is exchanged.)

No one in the container has prolonged (more than 10 minutes) exposure with those outside the container.

People in this category may need more social exchange with others but still want to reduce the risks of infection as much as possible. Other circumstances, such as needing to continue work or take care of someone outside of the primary container, may require this level of risk tolerance.

3: Somewhat Open - Have chosen to be somewhat open with their container alone or with others, which may include the following:

Leaves the container to exercise, go to the store, work and other activities several times a week.

Etiquette including hand washing, masks and social distancing are used about 80% of the time when outside of the container.

Sometimes socializes with others who are not in one's container

Maintains social distance

Less than 10 people

No more than twice a week.

Sometimes socializes with others at less than a 6 foot distance if they have been following fairly strict or somewhat open protocols as well.

May engage in sexual activity with others only if they have also have similar risk tolerance, with consent. Sexual activity is limited to no exchange of bodily fluids including open mouth kissing and oral sex.

People in this category may be found in places with lower Covid infections. Those who have lower risk of death and disease to themselves, and do not share space with others at high risk, may be in this category.

4: Moderately Open - Have chosen to be moderately open with their container alone or with others, which may include the following:

Leaves the container to exercise, go to the store, work, and other activities multiple times a week.

Etiquette including hand washing, masks and social distancing are used around 40-60% of the time when outside of the container.

Regularly socializes others who are not in one's container

May not maintain social distance

More than 10 people

No regard to how often one socializes.

May engage in sexual activity with others only if they have also have similar risk tolerance, with consent. Sexual activity can include exchange of bodily fluids including open mouth kissing and oral sex.

People here may believe they have no risk factors, or do not believe they know anyone who is at risk if they get the infection, or may be wanting to get infected.

They may have already been infected, tested positive for antibodies, and feel sure that they are no longer a vector for infecting others. Please note, that at the time of this writing, we do not know whether having antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 imparts immunity.

5: Very Open

Leave the container to exercise, go to the store, work and other activities multiple times a week with no precautions that have been shown to reduce viral transmission.

Etiquette including hand washing, masks and social distancing are used about 0-40% of the time when outside of the container.

Regularly socializes with others who are not in one's container

Does not maintain social distance

More than 10 people

No regard to how often one socializes.

Engages in sexual activity with others only if they have also have similar risk tolerance, with consent. Sexual activity can include exchange of bodily fluids including open mouth kissing and oral sex.

Some people desire infection, have tested positive for antibodies, or do not want to be told what to do.
Anyone with this risk tolerance has the social responsibility to take strong precautions from possibly infecting others who may be vulnerable, including essential workers.
As members of a greater community, the choices we make will help support one another. Some of these choices are based on hard science, such as hand washing protocols. Others we are still figuring out, such as the benefits of wearing masks.

Clean hand protocol - Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after you have been in a public place, or after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing.

If soap and water are not readily available, use a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol. Cover all surfaces of your hands and rub them together until they feel dry.

Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.

Secure Shared Space - Determined by those within a container. This may be a place where you do not feel the need to have strict measures such as wiping down surfaces after touch, wearing gloves, or covering your face.

Physical (social) distance - 6 feet is an old determination that has been the set standard for shared air space. Previous studies, using aircrafts as a model, have determined that this is the distance needed to avoid sharing small droplets. However, a sneeze or cough can carry viral particles much further.

Covering your coughs and sneezes - All coughs and sneezes, even if they are due to environmental allergies, need to be covered. The ideal is a clean paper tissue that is immediately thrown away into a closed container. Hands need to be washed or use of hand sanitizer immediately afterwards.

Masks - Are worn to protect others from you, not the other way around. Wearing a mask in public can have an overall impact of slowing down the transmission of the virus. The CDC does recommend the use of a mask, even a plain cloth mask, whenever you are out in public. If everyone was to wear a mask in public, it reduces the inadvertent transmission of people who may be asymptomatic as well. Please remember to wash your cloth masks regularly.

See this good NYTimes article for further information: A User's Guide to Face Masks

Gloves - Are not well recommended since some people use the wearing of gloves to touch anything. Gloves can give a false sense of protection. If you are going to wear gloves, they must be put on after a 20 second hand wash or use of alcohol sanitizer. Do not touch your face with your gloved hand or you will self contaminate.Take off the gloves as soon as they are no longer needed. Pull one off first, then use the clean hand to go under the glove to pull the other one off. Do not reuse them and dispose of them in a closed container.

Sex - The virus lives in saliva, any exchange of bodily fluids carries a risk of transmission. The virus has been found in stool, so any anal play can transmit the virus to your respiratory passages (mouth) and should be avoided unless you are in a mutually monogamous container with them. Sexual activity is not limited to exchange of bodily fluids and this might be a chance to discover the array of sensual and intimate activities that are available to us.

We are in a time of great uncertainty. We do know, for those that believe in data and science, that social distancing, adequate hand washing, and stay at home measures have reduced the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 virus. Until accurate testing is widely available and contact tracing set up, these are the best measures we have to decrease morbidity and mortality due to COVID-19. Unfortunately, there isn't a clear end in sight.

Rather than despair, we need to find a way to proceed forward with grace and compassion. Communication with those in your day to day life, having clear agreements to meet everyone's needs, and understanding your conscious and unconscious behavior will be critical as we begin to open up our society. Until we have what we need to safely relax social restrictions, talking with those in your container/circle is one small tool that can go a long way as we prepare to ride out this storm together. Shame has no role in helping us stay together. Rather than using shame as a tool to encourage conformity, I recommend using accountability and communication. Using COVID CARE as a model for communication, each can work towards creating a new "normal" where we learn to be self aware, responsible and care for one another.

There is still a lot we don't know about and the tests are still not accurate enough to be reliable.

At this time we have two tests that are available:

Viral test - to check if you have a current Covid infection. There is up to a 30% false negative rate in some of the tests.

Antibody test - to check if you have antibodies to the virus. This tells us that you have some immunity to the virus. We don't yet know that just because someone has developed antibodies, that they are fully protected from reinfection, or how long any immunity lasts.

I see many tests being offered that have not yet been FDA approved and there is no available data on their accuracy.

FDA Test Validation.
FDA Emergency Approved Tests
"The top Covid-19 comorbidities listed by New York, in order, are hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, coronary artery disease, dementia, and atrial fibrillation, a heart condition. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, another respiratory ailment, but one with an older demographic than asthma, ranks seventh. Renal disease, cancer and congestive heart failure round out the list." NY Times
NYC Health Tracker, Comorbidities
For those who choose to wear a mask, watch this demonstrated in a WHO video, the key is to not to touch the outside of the mask - and to wash your hands if you do.
Facts on use of Face Masks DIY Face Masks, NYTimes CDC Mask Recommendations The History of Social Distancing, NYTimes Social Distancing, NYTimes CDC Prevention Recommendations Evelin Dacker MD is an Integrative Family Physician in Salem, Oregon. Evelin was the Executive Director of Portland. She created the safer sex communication model STARS to help facilitate open and honest sex conversations. She is a sexual health activist, consent educator and TEDx Speaker.

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HOUSTON - The coronavirus pandemic has impacted our daily lives and the mental well-being of millions worldwide.

In support of mental health awareness month, observed in May, we gathered a list of resources available to Houston-area residents as they face the COVID-19 era.

Local support and resources:

The Greater Heights Holistic Psychiatry is offering free psychiatric consultations via tele-psychiatry for people dealing with stress related to the pandemic but who cannot afford a mental health provider due to financial hardship. For a free consultation, click here.

Houston therapist Dr. Ronald Swatzyna, director and chief scientist at Houston Neuroscience Brain Center, is offering free mental health sessions to first responders. For help, reach out to his office at (713) 299-6006.

Fort Bend County has different behavioral health services available for those who may be experiencing excessive anxiety or other mental well-being concerns. Its mental health resource line is available from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays at (832) 363-7094.

Local and state hotlines:

The Texas Health and Human Services launched a mental health support line that offers trauma-informed support and psychological first aid to those experiencing stress and anxiety related to COVID-19, according to the Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD. The line is available 24/7 to all Texans at (833) 986-1919.

The Texana Center is helping those who are having a mental health crisis through its crisis hotline at 1(800) 633-5686.

Other resources:

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is a national hotline dedicated to those who may feel emotional distress related to a crisis. The support service is toll-free, multilingual and available 24/7. Call 800-985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746 to connect with a trained crisis counselor.

Mental Health of America is providing a free mental health test through an online screening to help determine if you are dealing with depression, anxiety, or other mental health conditions. To take the test, click here.

The Pandemic Crisis Services Response Coalition has created a website specifically to provide accurate resources for mental health crisis services. Find the resources here.

The Centers for Disease Control has resources for stress and coping through COVID-19 on its website.

The World Health Organization has a Q&A video available on its YouTube page with its mental health expert Aisha Malik. Find the video here.

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HERE 2 HELP: All the mental health resources you need to know about as you face COVID-19 era

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Toll Free COVID-19 24/7 Support Line: 833-986-1919

The Harris Center is operating the 24/7 statewide COVID-19 mental health support line launched by Texas Health and Human Services. The support line offers trauma-informed support and psychological first aid to those experiencing stress and anxiety related to COVID-19.

You're not alone. You or someone you know may get help by accessing the Harris County's COVID-19 Mental Health Support Line at 833-986-1919.

No Cost Virtual Support Groups for Healthcare Workers in Harris County

Healthcare workers are experiencing an unprecedented amount of stress amidst the COVID-19 epidemic. The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD wants to be here for you during this challenging time.

Please reach out to our COVID-19 Mental Health Support Line to speak to a caring responder 24/7.

If you identify yourself as a healthcare worker, you can be referred to SHARE*, a virtual support group designed specifically for healthcare workers to connect with others who are experiencing similar stressors and building new ways to cope. SHARE is facilitated by experienced mental health professionals from The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD. *Support for Healthcare workers to Assist with Relief Electronically

Help share the word using this flyer.

CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

Harris County Public Health: http://publichealth.harriscountytx.gov/Resources/2019-Novel-Coronavirus

Ready Harris Self-Assestment Tool: https://checkforcorona.com/harris-county#/welcome

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