Participant 126-127 Community Conversations Focus Group
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2020-11-06
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Trenton, N.J.: New Jersey State Library
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In this focus group interview, Participants 126 and 127 share about navigating virtual learning with children in different grades during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the challenges of adjusting to changed routines and schedules. The participants share that they found strength in their families, and are appreciative of spending more time together. They share about concerns related to addressing mental health adequately during the pandemic, emphasizing the need for additional funding, resources, and counseling, and express their perception that mental health challenges will persist for many years to come.
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Mercer Co. (N.J.), Essex Co. (N.J.), New Jersey, COVID-19 Pandemic, Resources Needed, Unpredictability, Positive Outlook, View of the Federal Government's Response (in 2020), Social Disconnect - Social Isolation and Loneliness, Mental Health, Secondary Suffering and Trauma, Acts of Kindness, Social and Economic Factors, Recommendations, Children, Negative Mental Health Outcomes, View of NJ Government's Response to the Pandemic, Homeless Individuals, Digital Divide, Factors Impacting the Digital Divide, Self-Care Strategies, Frustrations with Lack of Adherence, Those Left out of Virus Response, Resilience, Social Re-Connect, Loss of Job or Business, Parents or Guardians or Caregivers Functioning as Teachers
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