Happy New Year and welcome back to Season Two of Impact Stigma! We are officially an award-winning podcast heard in over 13 states! Thank you all for helping us change hearts and minds from Tennessee to Florida, Virginia to Massachusetts and as far west as Colorado. On this episode we get real about how COVID-19 has affected the mental health of each and every one of us. Our special guest for this episode is Kristy Tipton, Division Director of Crisis Services at Frontier Health. She has led the charge for our Virtual COVID Crisis Counseling Service for the East TN Region. As we promised in this episode here is the number for the free COVID CRISIS hotline, 833-4FH-COVID.

As always, we strive for candid, open and sometimes even humorous conversations here on Impact Stigma so please remember this podcast is never intended to be a substitute for professional advice, formal diagnosis or treatment for mental and behavioral health issues. If you need further assistance or have questions, please visit the Frontier Health website at www.frontierhealth.org for more information.