Participant 085, 086 and 087 Community Conversations Group Interview

Date

2020-11-04

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Trenton, N.J.: New Jersey State Library

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In this focus group, participants share their experience with attending college through online classes, and social isolation. Participants discuss topics such as mental health impacts, difficulty learning through virtual classes, not being able to see family members and loved ones, and feeling that their college experience was stripped away due to COVID-19. They share trusted sources of information, including the CDC and emails from their school, and feeling that social distancing and pandemic protocols will remain long after COVID-19.

Keywords

Mercer Co. (N.J.), New Jersey, COVID-19 Pandemic, Social and Economic Factors, Social Disconnect - Social Isolation and Loneliness, COVID-19 Health Behaviors, Young Adults, Education, View of NJ Government's Response to the Pandemic, Negative Mental Health Outcomes, Communities of Color_Minoritized Individuals, Low Income Communities, Low Income Individuals, Those Left out of Virus Response, Challenges with Remote Schooling_Virtual Learning for Children, Perceptions from residents and societal views_ responses, Older Persons, Financial_Economic (In)stability, Self-Care Strategies, Relationships, Access to Care, Loss of Health Insurance, Positive Outlook, Disabled Individuals, Social Re-Connect, Secondary Suffering and Trauma, Resources Needed, Vaccine for COVID-19, Employment, Acts of Kindness

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