Feeling bored? With physical distancing recommendations, more people working from home and ongoing cancellations of social events, many of us don’t know how to use our time. So why do we experience boredom? Psychologists suggest that we experience boredom when we don’t have control of a situation. Now you see why you may have been [...]
Everyone who experiences a disaster like the coronavirus pandemic is affected in some way. Grief and stress are common. Fortunately, most people are resilient, and we can draw on our individual and collective resilience to get through this pandemic together. One important step in dealing with the stress that comes with the pandemic is recognizing [...]
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Mental Health was awarded a grant to provide behavioral health services to those who are emotionally troubled by the pandemic and Tri-County Mental Health Services has been selected as one of the more than 20 partner agencies throughout the state of Missouri. Olivia Booher, Tri-County's Director [...]
