{"id":1318943,"date":"2020-03-19T13:03:56","date_gmt":"2020-03-19T19:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/?p=994854"},"modified":"2020-03-19T13:03:56","modified_gmt":"2020-03-19T19:03:56","slug":"youthzone-adjusts-its-operations-to-limit-personal-contact-in-response-to-covid-19-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/youthzone-adjusts-its-operations-to-limit-personal-contact-in-response-to-covid-19-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"YouthZone adjusts its operations to limit personal contact in response to COVID-19 concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"
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YouthZone has taken measures to limit person-to-person contact while continuing to provide its mental health counseling, prevention and intervention services to youth and their families.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese are unprecedented times in our lifetime,\u201d Charla Belinski, Board of Directors Vice President, said in a news release outlining service changes.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor many of us, the closest comparison we have is the days following the attacks on 9\/11,\u201d she said. \u201cThere is one defining difference. After 9\/11, people gathered. The corona virus has put us in isolation, stockpiling supplies, and desperately avoiding people.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen humans are isolated, we are more prone to depression, anxiety, fear, loneliness and harmful behavior.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the release, \u201cYouthZone\u2019s board of directors and staff remain in contact with schools, courts, colleagues and public health in the mutual effort to keep on top of news, directives and events surrounding COVID-19.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing responsible to our community means YouthZone is limiting group interactions until further notice.\u201d<\/p>\n

As a result, YouthZone offices are closed, except by appointment. In the meantime, telehealth and phone connections are being used to allow staff to continue working with clients.<\/p>\n

Local courts and law enforcement are also making adjustments, including rescheduling juvenile court proceedings to later dates to limit people\u2019s exposure to the virus, according to the release.<\/p>\n

\u201cYouthZone will respond as needed to these limitations,\u201d the release states.<\/p>\n

\u201cYouthZone encourages everyone to do what you must to protect your health and those you love.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe staff and board also encourage you reach out in a new way to say hello to your neighbor, order takeout, go outdoors and live your lives the fullest extent you can while taking precautions.<\/p>\n

\u201cHappiness, not fear, will be the best antidote as we work to keep the virus contained.\u201d<\/p>\n

via:: Post Independent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

YouthZone has taken measures to limit person-to-person contact while continuing to provide its mental health counseling, prevention and intervention services to youth and their families. \u201cThese are unprecedented times in our lifetime,\u201d Charla Belinski, Board of Directors Vice President, said in a news release outlining service changes. \u201cFor many of us, the closest comparison we […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[160],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1318943","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-06 11:06:44","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSKE Ski Country","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1318943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1318943"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1318943\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1318943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1318943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1318943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}