We have been having an unprecedented year in 2020 due to COVID 19 Pandemic. There have been a lot of news reports published derived from the pandemic including financial and unemployment problems as well as an increase in anxiety affecting people’s mental health.
SBS Korean program looks into some serious impacts of COVID19 on the mental health of the Korean-Australian community with Ms Sarah Pak, a Korean-Australian Mental Health Social Worker and Counsellor.
Ms Pak has been providing psychological counselling to Korean and none Korean patients for more than 20 years in Sydney.
Sarah Pak is a Korean-Australian Mental Health Social Worker and Counsellor who has been providing psychological counselling for more than 20 years. Source: Supplied
“There has been a higher level of referral in the recent months rather than the first few months of Lockdown,” she said.
Ms Pak also pointed out it is noticeable that Korean people come more when their problems are very serious and want solutions quickly or their mental health is very severe.
“Their problems often existed before the COVID but now it’s become more intensified and serious enough to take action or seek professional help,” she said.
The full interview in Korean is available on the podcast above.
