Golden Valley Department Of Health Offers Resources To Help Combat Coronavirus Stress

Press release from the City of Golden Valley:

June 1, 2020

Nearly one in five Americans live with a mental illness, according to the National Institute of Mental Illness, and the stresses of COVID-19 can only make dealing with these illnesses worse. The Minnesota Department of Health (MnDOH) offers tips and resources to those residents feeling the mental effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

MnDOH wants to ensure residents that experiencing increased stress and anxiety right now is normal. It’s important to be gentle with yourself and others, and to take steps to support both your own and your family’s mental well-being. Consider these tips to support your mental well-being.

• Use technology to stay in touch if available, especially video contact to check in with friends and family. Seeing someone’s facial expressions can help increase connection.
• Wherever you can, help people in your life who may be more vulnerable.
• Connect with the people in your household. Use this time to improve your existing relationships.
• Create a daily self-care routine to manage your stress. Exercise, meditate, and keep to the daily routine as much as possible.

Find more tips and resources on the MnDOH website.

This press release was produced by the City of Golden Valley. The views expressed here are the author’s own.