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The National Association of County Behavioral Health & Developmental Disability Directors held town hall meetings with members to understand the impact of the coronavirus crisis on behavioral healthcare and to identify the urgent needs of the behavioral health field that must be placed before Congress.

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic provides a rare opportunity to take stock of our souls or, in psychological terms, our character.

In this blog post, part of the "Coping During COVID-19" series, Psych Congress Steering Committee member Andrew Penn, RN, MS, NP, CNS, APRN-BC, writes about how people can navigate the grief they experience during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Resilience involves behavior, thoughts, and actions that anyone can learn, but it usually takes time and intention. Here are four core components that can help build more resilience.

BLOG: As a health care professional, I have watched the progress of the COVID-19 pandemic with alternating measures of horror, dread, fascination, frustration, and fear.

Times of crisis require bold action. Three recent pieces of legislation reflect the depth of the coronavirus crisis and the dramatic nature of our national response.

BLOG: Like me, you are probably noticing more and more in recent weeks that emotions, like viruses, seem to be spreading from person to person.

We are hearing plenty about the dangers of COVID-19. Here are a few possible opportunities for good changes we can make, too.

Mitigating population panic and assuring the delivery of mental health and substance use services will be essential to reduce the severe disruptions associated with the secondary effects of the pandemic coronavirus (COVID-19).

Too much fear can compromise our immune system, which in turn may increase our vulnerability to infection. So, one way to health and mental health is to regain as much control as practically possible.