Tahoe Youth & Family Services to host live chat on coping with the coronavirus pandemic

Submitted by paula on Tue, 03/31/2020 - 4:52pm
Event Date: 
April 15, 2020 - 1:00pm

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Tahoe Youth and Family services will launch their first Facebook Live! Chat to help area residents face the stress created by the current coronavirus pandemic starting on April 15, 2020, at 1:00 p.m.

The nonprofit's licensed clinical social workers will be joined by their licensed and certified drug and alcohol counselors to answer questions and provide tools and tips to help maintain mental health during these difficult and challenging times.

The panel will take questions both before the event and during the broadcast.

Are you feeling stressed, scared, and are you struggling to maintain yourself so you can take care of your family and yourself? If you answered yes to any part of this question, please know, you are not alone. This crisis is causing mental havoc for many. Staying healthy and positive has never been more challenging and difficult, but it’s now more critical than ever.

Tahoe Youth & Family Services’ panel has 38 years of experience and will participants the tools you need to cope and survive.

For the first broadcast on April 15, the panel will focus on the coronavirus and its impacts on you and your family. Future chats will include topics such as relationships, family, motivation, work-life balance, well-being, and more.

Viewers may submit questions anonymously before April 15 via a form at http://bit.ly/TahoeYouthChat, via text at (775)266-8374. They may also send questions by messaging Tahoe Youth & Family Services Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/tahoeyouthandfamilyservices/ or via Instagram private message at https://www.instagram.com/tahoeyouthandfamilyservices.

To watch the live broadcast on April 15 at 1 pm, visit https://www.facebook.com/tahoeyouthandfamilyservices/. If you're unable to attend the live show, the video will be saved for later viewing on the Tahoe Youth & Family Services Facebook page.

Tahoe Youth & Family Services continues to provide mental health and substance abuse counseling through Telehealth. If you are in crisis, please call (775)782-4202 or (530)541-2445. Tahoe Youth & Family Services has a 49-year history of helping the local community, and our values guide us as we help children, youth, teens, and families. For additional information on its services or to donate, please visit http://tahoeyouth.org.