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在困难时期保持联系——我们首席执行官的致辞

在困难时期保持联系——我们首席执行官的致辞

当前,随着冠状病毒(COVID-19)在许多国家和我们科罗拉多州的当地社区中迅速传播,我们面临着前所未有的公共卫生危机。

The role our mental health plays is incredibly important in times like these.在这样的时代,我们的心理健康扮演着极其重要的角色。 Feelings of anxiety, stress, and worry about what's to come are natural reactions to what we are experiencing.焦虑,压力和对即将发生的事情的担心是对我们正在经历的事情的自然反应。

作为为前沿服务的社区精神卫生中心已有60多年的历史了,我们经历了许多危机局势,并致力于在这个空前的时间里为您和您的精神健康提供支持。

公共卫生部门适当呼吁“社会疏远”(定义为保持至少六英尺的距离,并避免公共交通,限制旅行,在家工作和跳过社交活动),以此作为减少传播和传播的最佳方法。降低了COVID-19的传播速度。

The community, businesses, political leaders, and event organizers are all pulling together to do their part to support these public health efforts.社区,企业,政治领导人和活动组织者都齐心协力,为这些公共卫生工作提供支持。 Businesses are temporarily closing or having employees work remotely, and many individuals and families are staying home, canceling vacations and avoiding social gatherings.企业暂时关闭或让员工远程工作,许多个人和家庭留在家中,取消假期并避免社交聚会。

无论是对我们自己的健康,我们家庭的健康和福祉,我们的经济稳定,还是对这种流行病的不可预测性以及越来越多的担忧和忧虑,我们当中很少有人能够避免这种影响可能会影响我们的日常生活。

For some, this will be seen as a temporary disruption or burden in their lives, perhaps reframed as a time to slow down and connect with immediate family at home.对于某些人来说,这将被视为暂时性的破坏或生活负担,也许是为了放慢脚步和与直系亲戚建立联系而改组。 For others, it jeopardizes the critical social connection and support that they rely on for their mental and emotional wellbeing.对于其他人,这危及了他们赖以维系身心健康的重要社会联系和支持。

对于患有精神疾病或成瘾的人来说,这种对日常结构和所建立的支持系统的破坏可能会让人感到完全难以承受。

We have become more and more attuned in the past few years to the critical importance of social connectedness to our mental and physical wellbeing.在过去的几年中,我们越来越意识到社会联系对我们身心健康的至关重要性。 Mounting research shows that social connectedness as a basic need can be just as important to health as food and shelter.越来越多的研究表明,作为一项基本需求的社会联系对于健康与食物和住所同样重要。 A lack of social connection leads to higher rates of anxiety, depression, aggression and violence, and additionally, has a larger impact on physical health and mortality than obesity, smoking and high blood pressure combined.缺乏社交关系导致焦虑,抑郁,侵略和暴力的发生率更高,此外,与肥胖,吸烟和高血压相结合,对身体健康和死亡率的影响更大。

在过去一周中,我面临的挑战是,当我们做出影响客户,员工和社区的商业决策时,我们将如何为最需要帮助的人提供社会联系,同时做我们需要做的事情以实践有效的社会疏离?

There is no perfect or easy answer to this question.这个问题没有完美或简单的答案。 So, as we work diligently to balance meeting the most critical needs of our clients and communities while implementing as much social distancing as possible, I also ask for your help.因此,在我们努力平衡客户和社区的最关键需求的同时,又要实现尽可能多的社交距离,因此,我也寻求您的帮助。

If you are reading this, please do what you can to take that extra step to engage and connect with others, particularly those who you know need it most.如果您正在阅读此书,请尽力采取额外的步骤与他人(尤其是您最了解的人)互动并与他人建立联系。 Make the phone call you have been meaning to make, offer child care to a friend who is needing to work, smile at others when you go out to walk the dog, or send an encouraging message to let someone know you are there.拨打您一直想打的电话,为需要工作的朋友提供托儿服务,外出to狗时对他人微笑,或者发送鼓励性消息让某人知道您在那儿。

With many of us going online to get the latest information, we have an opportunity to promote helpful resources that are available.随着我们中的许多人上网获取最新信息,我们有机会推广可用的有用资源。 Some excellent resources to support those struggling with mental health disorders and addictions include一些为精神疾病和成瘾者提供支持的优秀资源包括 全国精神疾病联盟的指南 和 该资源网站来自美国精神卫生与闪耀.

Currently, Jefferson Center is maintaining critical services for those in most need, including our 24/7 crisis services.目前,杰斐逊中心正在为最需要的人提供关键服务,包括我们的XNUMX/XNUMX危机服务。 We will be making some changes to our non-urgent services to offer care by telephone or video chat and we have canceled all groups and classes for the time being.我们将对非紧急服务进行一些更改,以通过电话或视频聊天提供护理,并且我们暂时取消了所有团体和课程。 How we offer our services will continue to evolve over the next few days and weeks, and we will keep you updated as this changes via email, our在接下来的几天和几周内,我们提供服务的方式将继续发展,随着这种变化,我们会通过电子邮件, 官网,而我们的 社交媒体网站.

最重要的是,如果您或您身边的人需要与某人交谈,请致电720-791-2735致电杰斐逊中心或致电 科罗拉多危机服务 请致电1-844-493-8255,或在38255,24/7上输入“ TALK”。

As a community, we will get through this, but there will be tough times ahead.作为一个社区,我们将度过难关,但未来将会有艰难的时期。 We will continue serving our community and making mental health accessible to all.我们将继续为社区服务,并使所有人都能获得心理健康。 As always, thank you for your continued trust during this time.与往常一样,感谢您在此期间的一如既往的信任。

尊重,

杰斐逊中心首席执行官Kiara Kuenzler博士

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