Making an Altered Book to Process 2020

I was thinking I need to do more art lately. I came across a 2020 planner that I never ended up using at all, and it's a cute little hardback calendar. I hate to throw out a totally unused item, and then I got to thinking....I recommend altered book making to my clients fairly often, and had the epiphany that I should turn the planner into an altered book to process the year. I started the first pages today! I will keep adding to this post as I finish other pages. I hope you enjoy this as well and perhaps consider making your own art, too!

The Impact of the COVID19 Pandemic on Aspects of Mental Health

I saw some relevant news from MedPage Today regarding the impact of the pandemic on mental health, psychiatric practitioners, and the way we do therapy as a result. I still see at least 50% of my patients virtually now. I'll put all the articles here for convenience: 

More and more psychiatrists are facing burnout amid the pandemic-related mental health crisis. (Business Insider)  

https://www.businessinsider.com/worst-mental-health-crisis-last-two-decades-psychiatrists-burning-out-2021-1 

Reflecting this crisis, wait times for a psychiatric-unit bed are sometimes reaching a month long in Massachusetts. (Cambridge Day)  

https://www.cambridgeday.com/2021/01/08/lack-of-psychiatric-beds-can-mean-30-day-waits-for-people-in-crisis-filling-up-emergency-rooms/ 

According to a study including a representative sample of the U.S. adult population ages 20 and older, telehealth was utilized by more than half of patients for a behavioral health condition during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Journal of General Internal Medicine) 

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11606-020-06358-0