Beyond Blue Chairperson Julia Gillard says Australians should be aware of the effects of social distancing and isolation on people as normal lifestyles are being disrupted due to the coronavirus pandemic. Mental health, domestic violence and Medicare services are set to receive a $1.1 billion boost to help people cope with the economic and social impacts of the virus outbreak.
She said there would be a varied response to the pandemic from those affected by isolation as well as “financial pressures”. A new focus of support services was to “really intervene early before mental health issues spiral,” she said. “I think this is a pandemic that then creates a wave of other problems. “We have got to be physically distant from each other but that doesn’t mean we have to be emotionally distant from each other.
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
JuliaGillard Social distancing? Isn’t that what most of the youth are already doing? What’s the problem? Since we don’t write letters we have the phone tablets - Skype, face time ....
JuliaGillard I think it's the opposite...people are in each other's space more and can't handle it thus fighting! CoronaLockdown
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