AshleySarahKawan Hemler, CristinaAnnmarieShannon2021-06-282021-06-282020-12-16https://hdl.handle.net/10929/71682In this focus group, participants share challenges and opportunities in adapting support services during the COVID-19 pandemic for populations living with substance use disorders, as well as personal impacts such as losing in-person connections with loved ones. Participants share that undocumented essential workers, incarcerated persons, and African American communities were left out of the pandemic response plans. They also discuss their expectation of the federal government in terms of relaying a uniform, consistent, and factual information about the pandemic to the public. They confess they did not realize their blessings until after experiencing the pandemic.0:45:43MPEG-4en-USThis Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for non-commercial uses. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder: New Jersey YMCA State AllianceMorris Co. (N.J.)Sussex Co. (N.J.)COVID-19 PandemicNew JerseySocial Disconnect - Social Isolation and LonelinessSocial and Economic FactorsAccess to CareThose Left out of Virus ResponseUnpredictabilityPositive OutlookNegative Mental Health OutcomesCOVID-19 Health BehaviorsIndividuals with High-Risk Health ConditionsResources NeededSocial Re-ConnectDigital DivideView of the Federal Government's Response (in 2020)Older PersonsSecondary Suffering and TraumaRecommendationsDisabled IndividualsResilienceTransitFrustrations with Lack of AdherenceChallenges with Remote Schooling_Virtual Learning for ChildrenUndocumented IndividualsFactors Impacting the Digital DivideChildrenYoung AdultsCommunities of Color_Minoritized IndividualsLoss of Health InsuranceOlder PersonsHomeless IndividualsPerceived Politicization of Public Health ResponseClinical CareSelf-Care StrategiesActs of KindnessHealth BehaviorsVideoNew Jersey YMCA State Alliance