COVID SDA

How can you protest police brutality and systemic racism while also protecting yourself from the coronavirus, and how else can you support Black lives if protesting isn't an option for you?

With houses being transformed into workplaces, classrooms and more, how are people finding the comforts of home, and what is being done to deliver those same comforts to people who can't be at home?

With most of the focus during the pandemic on finding a cure through science and medicine, it can be easy to question whether art is even necessary right now. But, the truth of the matter is, art - whether visual or performing - has a profound role in helping to tell the human stories that science can't, and introduces hope where it may not have been obvious.

There's a lot of information out there about how the coronavirus is impacting adults, but how is social distancing affecting kids? How are they coming together to help - whether that's combating loneliness as an only child, facing the confusion with friends, or rebelling against their parents?

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on the supply chain in America, particularly as large-scale production struggles to shift away from existing infrastructure. But smaller outfits have been able to be more agile in their approach to supplying food to the nation.

What does it mean to experience a shared trauma from a distance, and how can we cope? We asked a trauma specialist for her advice on improving brain health.

Studies by the American Psychological Association found that social isolation can contribute to anxiety and depression. As the world self isolates to curb the spread of COVD-19, we searched for problem solvers keeping people connected, while physically apart.

Many spiritual practices emphasize community and shared beliefs. But when we can’t be together, how do people continue to keep the faith?

The CDC recommends that everyone wear a mask in public spaces. But are cloth masks safe? What is the proper way to make a mask? How can you help in the mask making movement? Kelly and June find out.

Kelly and her daughter June are “finding the helpers” in VPM’s new podcast Social Distance Assistance.