>> WELCOME BACK AMID THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC I KNOW A LOT
OF YOU.
OF YOU. >> AND I’M RIGHT WITH YOU WE HAVE STRUGGLED WITH ANXIETY
STRESSORS LIKE MAYBE
UNEMPLOYMENT LACK
OF CHILDCARE DISRUPTED SOCIAL
INTERACTIONS AND JUST THE DAILY
ROUTINES THAT KEEP
YOU TOGETHER AND WE WANT YOU TO
KNOW THERE IS HELP
OUT THERE CHILDREN’S HOME
SOCIETY FAMILY SUPPORT WARM
LINE. IT OFFERS FREE AND
CONFIDENTIAL
TELEHEALTH COUNSELING SO
JOINING ME NOW TO TALK MORE
ABOUT THIS WE HAVE
ACTUALLY MEISNER WHO IS A
LICENSED CLINICAL COUNSELOR,
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TALKING
ABOUT THIS TODAY YOU HEARD
ABOUT THIS LAST WEEKEND.
THIS HOTLINE IS OPEN
24 7. WHAT ARE YOU NOTICING AS
FAR AS TRENDS ON WHEN PEOPLE
NEED TO TALK WITH SOMEONE.
>> YOU KNOW WE’RE SEEING THAT A
LOT OF PEOPLE ARE CALLING IN
THE 9 TO 5 HOUR RANGE SO IN THE
MIDDLE OF
THE DAY. BUT WE’RE ALSO SEEING
PEOPLE CALL FROM 01:00AM TO
05:00AM SO KIND OF IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT YOU CAN
REACH OUT YOU CAN STILL SPEAK
WITH A REAL LIFE COUNSELOR AND
WHAT THAT TELLS ME IS THAT
PEOPLE ARE STRUGGLING ALL THE
TIME YOU KNOW THE MIDDLE OF THE
NIGHT THERE
WERE YEAH MAY BE RUNNING
THROUGH THE DAY AND ALL THE
STRESSORS THAT THEY DON’T
ABSOLUTELY ON THEIR 9 TO 5.
SO WHAT ARE YOU NOTICING PEOPLE
ARE STRUGGLING WITH.
YOU KNOW WE’RE REALLY SEEING A
VARIETY OF CALLS SO SOME PEOPLE
ARE REACHING OUT
TO US BECAUSE THEY NEED TO KNOW
WHAT COMMUNITY RESOURCES ARE IN
THEIR AREA AND SO WE’RE
CONNECTING THEM WITH FOOD BANKS
FOR CONNECTING THEM DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE SHELTERS. BUT THEN
WE’RE JUST GETTING PEOPLE WHO
NEED TO TALK LIKE YOU SAID
BECAUSE OF COVID-19 WE’RE
SEEING AN INCREASE AND
DEPRESSION BECAUSE WE’RE
ISOLATED
WE’RE NOT ACCESSING WE DON’T
HAVE ACCESS TO OR USUAL
SUPPORT SYSTEMS. WE’RE SEEING
PEOPLE WITH INCREASING ANXIETY
SO JUST WORRY AND CONCERN OVER
FINANCIAL ISSUES EMPLOYMENT.
BUT WE’RE GETTING PEOPLE
CALLING ABOUT YOU KNOW
STRUGGLING WITH PARENTING RIGHT
NOW THE HOME WITH YOUR KIDS
TRYING TO DO YOUR JOB AND PAIR
YOUR KIDS AND PEOPLE PARENTS
JUST KIND OF FEELING LIKE AM I
DOING THIS RIGHT IN MY I NEED
HELP
AND SUPPORT. AND WE HAVE PEOPLE
WHO CALL AND THEY’RE NOT QUITE
SURE WHY THEY’RE CALLING AND
THAT’S OK WE TALK WITH THEM AND
TALK THROUGH KIND OF WHAT
THEY’RE EXPERIENCING AND REALLY
HELP THEM TO UNDERSTAND WHY
THEY NEED THAT ALL OF THE FIRST
DAY I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE SO
PASSIONATE ABOUT THE WORK THAT
YOU DO.
YOU DO. >>LAUREN VERNO: SO I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW I I SHOULD SO
MANY TEARS DURING THIS WHOLE
PANDEMIC AND EVEN FOR ME I HAD
TO CALL PEOPLE TO KIND OF GET
THROUGH SOME MOMENTS.
SO HOW DOES A SIMPLE PHONE CALL
HELP AND CAN YOU JUST CALL YOU
KNOW MORE THAN ONCE IF YOU NEED
THAT HELP.
>> YEAH, YOU CAN’T REALLY CALL
AS MANY TIMES AS YOU NEED OF
COURSE YOU KNOW IF YOU REALLY
NEED INCONSISTENT SERVICES WE
DEFINITELY WANT TO CONNECT YOU
WITH A SINGLE THERAPIST THAT
YOU CAN SEE ON A
WEEKLY BASIS. BUT ALL YOU HAVE
TO DO IS CALL THE LINE SOMEONE
WILL PICK UP AND SAYS WE JUST
CHAT YOU CAN
ALSO TEXT I KNOW SOMETIMES IT’S
INTIMIDATING TO CALL AND SO
TEXTING PEOPLE ARE MORE
COMFORTABLE WITH THAT YOU CAN
ABSOLUTELY DO THAT AND YOU CAN
ALSO CHAT THROUGH THE WEBSITE
AS WELL. SO YOU HAVE A VARIETY
OF OPTIONS AND LIKE
LIKE YOU MENTIONED THERE’S
SOMEONE AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A
DAY 7 DAYS A WEEK IT’S A REAL
LIFE THERE HAS TO DISCUSS
ANYTHING
AND EVERYTHING.
>>LAUREN VERNO: I MEAN IT’S
IT’S A WONDERFUL WONDERFUL
RESOURCE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND
YOU NOTICED YOU KNOW THE
INTEREST AND HOW MANY PEOPLE
ARE CALLING IT WAS REALLY
BROUGHT ABOUT BY THE PANDEMIC
IN COVID-19 BUT THIS IS
SOMETHING YOU GUYS ARE THINKING
ABOUT CONTINUING.
>> YEAH I THINK WE
ALTHOUGH COVID-19 KIND OF
PROMPTED US TO START THIS ONE
LINE WE REALIZED THIS IS BIGGER
THAN COVID-19 THIS IS BIGGER
THAN JUST A SEASON. WE’RE
FILLING FILLING A NEED IN OUR
COMMUNITY AND IF THE COMMUNITY
NEEDS A CHILDREN’S HOME SOCIETY
WANTS TO CONTINUE PROVIDING IT
AND SO YES, THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT WE’RE HOPING TO CONTINUE
INTO
THE FUTURE.
>>LAUREN VERNO: ALL RIGHT I DO
WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW YOU KNOW
CHS DOES GREAT WORK WITH OUR
YOUTH IN
OUR COMMUNITY. AND NOW THIS IS
SOMETHING BEING OFFERED TO THE
GENERAL POPULATION, SO YOU CAN
ALWAYS
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YOU WANT TO SUPPORT THIS GREAT
ORGANIZATION PLEASE DO SO THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR TALKING WITH US
THIS MORNING WANT TO GIVE YOU
THAT NUMBER ONE MORE TIME IS 8,
8, 8, 7, 3, 3, 6, 3, 0, 3,
AGAIN YOU CAN CALL IT. YOU CAN