Participant 195 Community Conversations Interview

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Trenton, N.J.: New Jersey State Library

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In this interview, Participant 195 discusses hardships experienced with housing during the COVID-19 pandemic. The participant shares a first-hand account of seeing people struggling with addiction, homelessness, and violence in their community. The participant hopes that the incoming president will have more compassion for low-income families and create more social support systems for them.

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Essex Co. (N.J.), COVID-19 Pandemic, New Jersey, Housing Insecurity_Instability, Homeless Individuals, Social Disconnect - Social Isolation and Loneliness, Social Re-Connect, View of the Federal Government's Response (in 2020), Negative Mental Health Outcomes, Low Income Communities, Low Income Individuals, Social and Economic Factors, Loss of Job or Business, Employment, Lack of Financial Means to Support Basic Needs, Physical Environment, Loss of Health Insurance, Secondary Suffering and Trauma, Unpredictability, Financial_Economic (In)stability

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