Psychologist talks shutdown struggles and mental health challenges

Doctor Joel Minden talks what impacts not going to school could have on children and how serious of a toll financial insecurity can have.

Are struggling with the second shutdown challenges and the fear of whats to come...clinical psychologist joel minden joins us now live -- dr. minden can we first talk about the stay at home school plan -- what impacts could this have on children and socialization..

What are the impacts of keeping them away from peers for another 6 months?

... how serious if a toll can financial insecurity take on a person's well being?

For employees who just got back to work, now shut down or about to shut down again.

Are we on the verge of a mental health crisis?

Lready, social- distancing orders are affecting access to treatment across income levels as therapists and patients scramble to adjust.

Medicare and medicaid have relaxed rules to allow counseling by phone, facetime or other remote means.

But many of the elderly and poor who rely on those plans aren't comfortable with the alternatives.

Some do not have phones or access to the internet.

"for people who are socially disadvantaged and have mental illness, it's just a lot to ask," said dr. jeanie tse of the institute for community living, which treats bell and others who would not seek care on their own but are referred to the city by social workers and shelters.

Fewer than half of americans with mental illness reported getting help in the past year, according to a federal survey.

Among the big barriers are costs and a shortage of providers.

At clinics that offer free or low-cost therapy, wait lists often stretch for weeks in normal times.

And getting treatment can be just as difficult, or even harder, for people who earn too much to qualify for state help, yet still struggle to get by.

A toll can financial insecurity take on a person's well being?

For employees who just got back to work, now shut down or about to shut down again.

Are we on the verge of a mental health crisis?

Lready, social- distancing orders are affecting access to treatment across income levels as therapists and patients scramble to adjust.

Medicare and medicaid have relaxed rules to allow counseling by phone, facetime or other remote means.

But many of the elderly and poor who rely on those plans aren't comfortable with the alternatives.

Some do not have phones or access to the internet.

"for people who are socially disadvantaged and have mental illness, it's just a lot to ask," said dr. jeanie tse of the institute for community living, which treat - treatment can be just as difficult, or even harder, for people who earn too much to qualify for state help, yet still struggle to get by.

Thanks dr. minden... we'll put this full interview on our website if you'd like to refer back to any of doctor minden's suggestions.# lets take