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Category Archives: Steiner Ranch
Maintaining mental health at work/home during COVID-19
By K. Q. THOMAS, Four Points News
Avoiding COVID-19 is only one component of surviving the current pandemic. Social distancing, working from home, schooling at home, business closings, layoffs and furloughs — all have serious physical and emotional impacts.
Steiner Ranch resident and practicing therapist Lauren Gaspar is, along with her family, making her way through the new daily challenges of pandemic life while also helping her clients manage their own fallout.
“Mental health experts are predicting a significant increase in post-traumatic stress disorder, addiction, abuse, depression and suicide (in the coming months),” said Gaspar, who has been a therapist for 19 years. “When you combine this with people trying to work every day and perform, it’s a slippery slope.”
Thunderbirds flyover salutes those on frontlines of COVID-19
By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News
U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds saluted essential workers in Austin with a flyover of F-16 Fighting Falcons on Wednesday afternoon.
Retired Thunderbird Fred Erickson of Steiner Ranch watched with his wife Fran along with countless others across the city. The event was to honor frontline workers and health care professionals serving in the coronavirus pandemic.
Good neighbor gives out 180 gallons of hand sanitizer
May 3 2020 Issue
