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Local Motion: Mental health during a pandemic

KVNF - Mountain Grown Community Radio | By Jodi Peterson

Published April 22, 2020 at 2:03 PM MDT

It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic, and the anxiety and economic difficulties it’s causing are affecting our state of mind. Kaiser Family Foundation reports that nearly half of adults across the country say that worry, stress and depression related to the coronavirus are hurting their mental health. To discuss this issue, we first speak with Sharon Raggio, president and CEO of MindSprings Health in Grand Junction, and Shelly Spalding, CEO of the Center for Mental Health in Montrose. Then we talk to Danielle Kemper, a psychotherapist and clinical social worker in Hotchkiss.

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Jodi Peterson

Jodi Peterson grew up on Colorado’s Front Range and attended Colorado State University, earning a B.A. in English and an M.A. in communication development. She spent 16 years working as a technical communicator with computer company Hewlett-Packard, then made a career shift to journalism. In 2005, she became news editor for the award-winning nonprofit newsmagazine High Country News; later she served as its managing editor for five years. In 2017, she went part-time as a contributing editor. Jodi was hired as KVNF’s news director in April 2019, and shifted to the news editor role in November 2020, before going freelance in January 2021.

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