Webinar - Effects of COVID-19 from Cradle to Career
Channel: LF Public Health
Date: 2022-02-17

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought changes to all generations, and with it, at times, uncertainty, altered daily routines, financial pressures and social isolation. People are worried about getting sick, how long the pandemic will last, whether their job will be affected and what the future will bring. Information overload, rumors and misinformation also lead to mental health impacts. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the stress, anxiety, fear, sadness, and loneliness led to various effects on public health among children, education, and people with substance abuse disorders. 

Join MTX Subject Matter Experts in Education, Child Care, Child Welfare, and Workforce Development as they discuss the various effects on public health, specifically, mental health, as the result of the COVID-19 pandemic and steps that public health professionals can make to help reduce the long-lasting mental health aspects from COVID-19.

Webinar Speakers: Dr. Patricia Babcock, Christy Rogers, Abe Balsamo, Dr. Dora Il’yasova