By Stephen Babcock, Technical.ly, May 20, 2020
When it comes to quarantine, people who are over the age of 65 are among those who authorities said it was most important to stay at home. Yet as they stay home — even after initial reopening begins — they are also potentially facing isolation of the social kind.
This loneliness presents vulnerability to mental health concerns. It’s also the type of stress can be addressed on a neighbor-to-neighbor level, and it can start with a call.
That’s what led 1st District City Councilmember Zeke Cohen and a group of 22 organizations including government leaders, healthcare institutions, mental health professionals, churches and community-level groups to launch the Baltimore Neighbors Network (BNN) to launch on April 1.
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