AHHA Pandemic Stress Release Program
Plan for the Community
The Coronavirus pandemic led us into a state of emergency, uncertainty and despair but AHHA is here to support communities through it all to regain a mental, emotional and physical state of wellness. This current pandemic has affected us in innumerable ways. Underrepresented communities with a great population of residents who are African American, indigenous persons, people of color, and workers with low wages were impacted most.
AHHA believes in serving our dedicated community members. In our neighborhoods, we have households filled with families who are frontline, essential workers who are still tirelessly laboring to ensure our economy and livelihoods are maintained. Security and law enforcement professionals, sanitation workers, grocery store clerks, farmers, delivery drivers, emergency service providers and other countless professionals are the glue that is getting us through this pandemic. But many of our households have been stricken with unemployment and/or decreased incomes that also adds enormous stress filled mental, emotional and substance abuse in our community.
So, our Pandemic Stress Relief Plan provides mental, emotional wellness support to low income families in communities affected by COVID-19.
COVID-19 Pandemic Impact
Uniquely, this current pandemic has a twofold effect, as reported from an assessment conducted by the Jefferson Center. So many lives have been so significantly changed that they are experiencing direct trauma through the interconnectivity of our lives via social media, means we are also seeing the overwhelming effect this is having across the globe, leading to vicarious trauma. Similarly, to trauma the pandemic has varying impacts on different people based on their personalities, previous life experiences, pre-existing medical conditions and work settings. For those who suddenly found themselves on the frontlines of the coronavirus, this exposure, increased work requirements and responsibilities have been especially stressful for staff and the people they serve.
Aggregated Holistic Health Alliance (AHHA) is here to support your organization!
Click here to learn more about how we can provide
in-house group workshops along with one-on-one individual therapy
or coaching sessions that are curated to fit the needs of your staff and community members
in a way that brings professional mental and emotional support to them directly!