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Well, maybe it\'s the time of year
\\nOr maybe it\'s the time of man
\\nI don\'t know who l am
\\nBut you know life is for learning
\\nJoni Mitchel, \\u201cWoodstock\\u201d

\\n\\nThe days are short, temps are cold, energy is low, tempers may be short\\u2026several icons to us older folk already have passed as the new year begins. And if you read the news\\u2026

\\n\\nOh, yeah, and that pandemic thing.

\\n\\nLots of us - teachers and students - are DOWN.

\\n\\nLet\\u2019s just say the word. Depression. As a teacher, you\\u2019re more vulnerable than most. How does it hit us and what can we do about it when it does?

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• Teachers - The forgotten frontline of the pandemic: https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/news/teachers-the-forgotten-frontline-of-the-pandemic/ \\n
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• Mental health of teachers, teens takes big COVID-19 hit: https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/mental-health-teachers-teens-takes-big-covid-19-hit \\n
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• Japan - for you or someone you know\\nTokyo English Lifeline - 03-5774-0992 - 9 AM to 11 PM JST every day\\nCrisis Text Line - "HELLO" to 741741\\nOnline Chat - : https://telljp.com/lifeline/ (hours vary)\\n
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• USA\\nNational Suicide Prevention Lifeline - 1-800-273-TALK (8255)\\nCrisis Text Line - "HELLO" to 741741\\nOnline Chat - : https://988lifeline.org/chat/ \\n
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• Other Countries\\nInternational Suicide Prevention - : https://findahelpline.com/i/iasp \\n
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