Raw Talk Podcast COVID-19 Decoded #3: Psychological Impact
Your favourite medical science podcast is making the most of ‘the new normal’ - this year’s Raw Talk Live event was broadcast entirely on YouTube! Over 8 weeks, we spoke to researchers all across Canada about all things COVID-19.
Our third instalment features Dr. Rima Styra, an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto and clinician-investigator at the University Health Network, and Donna Alexander, social worker at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, former Vice-President of the Black Health Alliance and Board Member of Black Mental Health Canada and the Community Advisory Committee for Children’s Aid Society of Toronto. We will discuss how our mental health is impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the specific psychological effects experienced by healthcare workers and the Black community, and what changes should be made in our mental health systems in response to the “new normal.”
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Mental Health Resources:
The Star: Canada could face a mental health ‘echo pandemic’ in the aftermath of COVID-19
The Star: Here’s what you actually feel: Two Toronto doctors explain the psychology of pandemic
CTV News: Half of Canadians report worsening mental health, experts say woes just beginning
WNYC News: Advice on Getting Through COVID Isolation From Two Doctors Who Worked Through SARS
2004 SARS control and psychological effects of quarantine
COVID-19 Mental Health Services (City of Toronto)
Black Mental Health Resources/Services/Organizations:
Mental health resources for the Black community in Toronto
8 Mental Health Practices for People of African Descent while Isolated
Substance Abuse Program for African Canadian and Caribbean Youth (SAPACCY)
WellNest Psychotherapy Services
Mental Health Services for Healthcare Workers:
CAMH Resources for health care workers during COVID-19
St. Joe's COVID-19: Mental Health Services for HCW
Free Psychological Services for Frontline Workers (Canadian Psychological Association)
Mitigating the psychological effects of COVID-19 on health care workers
Impact on health care workers employed in high-risk areas during the Toronto SARS outbreak