COVID PSA'S
The plague of COVID-19 traumatized schoolchildren, teachers, medical professionals, front-line workers, essential workers and everyone else, as Robert pointed out in one of his PSA’s filmed on Feb. 1, 2021.
In that PSA, “Advice to Young Students During the COVID crisis,” Robert emphasized how important it is for all of us, children of all ages, to find meaning in reading and to do so, if at all possible, offline and away from our social media feeds.
In another PSA, filmed on Feb. 1, 2021, Robert urged everyone to get vaccinated, to defeat the novel coronavirus.
He also encouraged everyone to reach out to others, particularly during the COVID pandemic, when most of us were isolated from others by necessity.
If anyone is feeling at risk, they should call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
Seek Mental Health Help
During the COVID Pandemic
Robert David Jaffee hails the efforts of advocates like Michael Phelps, who have discussed the benefits of therapy, and points out that it takes strength, not weakness, to admit that you need help.
Encouraging People to Take the COVID Vaccine
On Feb. 1, 2021, with the news that Johnson & Johnson was applying for emergency authorization for its COVID vaccine, Robert David Jaffee urged everyone to wait in line and, when eligible, to take whatever COVID vaccine is available, so that we can defeat the coronavirus.
The Importance of Reaching Out to Others
Filmed on May 25, 2020, Robert David Jaffee stressed how important it is to reach out to and stay connected with others during the COVID crisis.
Mental Illness, Perseverance and Imagination during COVID Crisis
In this PSA, Robert David Jaffee discussed an article he wrote in Thrive Global that illustrates how all of us, including people with mental illness and other disabilities, can demonstrate the resilience to get through COVID and other difficult times.
Advice to Young Students
During the COVID Pandemic
Robert David Jaffee encourages students to take time away from their social media feeds and to read quality news publications and literature as a way to commit imaginatively to the world of another person and to develop empathy as well as an inner life.