I ka pau ʻana o kahi wā hoʻomaha paʻakikī a mehameha i ka nalu hou o COVID-19, ua hiki hou mai kahi pilikia ākea i mua. ʻOiai ma mua o ka maʻi maʻi, ua hōʻike ʻia kahi noiʻi ʻo 1 i loko o 5 mau pākeke ma ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻIa "pinepine a mehameha paha, manaʻo i ka nele o ka pilina, manaʻo ua haʻalele ʻia, a i ʻole kaʻawale mai nā poʻe ʻē aʻe." Ua hoʻonui wale ʻia kēia pilikia ma muli o ka pōʻino o nā ola he nui i nā makahiki i hala.
Ma kahi ʻatikala hou i paʻi ʻia ma Public Health Reports, ʻōlelo ka Surgeon General "ʻO nā hopena o ka noho kaʻawale ʻana a me ka mehameha hiki ke koʻikoʻi a hiki i ke ola." Ua hoʻohui ʻo ia "Ua hōʻike pū ka poʻe e ʻike nei i ka noho kaʻawale ʻana i ka nohona, ke kaumaha, ka hopohopo, ka luhi, a me ke kaumaha." Manaʻo ka ʻatikala e ʻimi nā kānaka i nā kumuwaiwai ʻenehana e kōkua iā lākou e pili pū me nā poʻe ʻē aʻe.
ʻO kekahi o ia mau kumuwaiwai he pūnaewele puni honua kūʻokoʻa i kapa ʻia ʻo Choose A Family, kahi e koho ai nā kānaka i kā lākou "Family Figures" e ʻimi i ke kākoʻo a hana i nā pilina hou ma kahi pae ʻohana. Kōkua ka pūnaewele i nā poʻe e hoʻokūkū me nā poʻe ʻē aʻe e ʻimi nei e kūkulu i nā pilina ʻohana hou. Hiki paha iā lākou ke ʻimi i kahi makua ma hope o ka nalowale ʻana o kekahi i ka wā maʻi maʻi. Hiki iā lākou ke pili me ke kaikunāne i loaʻa ʻole iā lākou. No ka poʻe i pilikia ma muli o ka mehameha, ka nalowale ʻana o nā mea aloha, ka ʻae ʻole ʻana i ko lākou ʻano, a i ʻole nā kumu ʻē aʻe, e koho i kahi ʻohana e hāʻawi i ka manawa e hoʻopiha ai i ka hakahaka a kaʻana like i nā manawa koʻikoʻi o ke ola me kekahi.
ʻO Kim Parshley ka mea nāna i hoʻokumu i ka ʻohana, ʻo Kim Parshley, he Master Certified Life Coach, he alakaʻi ʻoihana olakino a kōkua iā ia iho e kōkua i ka poʻe e holomua i ko lākou ola i mea e loaʻa ai ka hoʻokō ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi. Ua ʻike maikaʻi ʻo ia i ka ʻeha o ka nalo ʻana o nā ʻohana, ua nalowale nā mākua ʻelua. Ua wehewehe ʻo Parshley i kāna hoʻoikaika ʻana: “ʻO kēia mau pilina ka mea e holo ai ka honua. Inā hiki iaʻu ke lilo i mea hoʻoikaika no ka hoʻololi, e lawe mai i ka lokahi, ke aloha, ka manaʻolana, a me ke kākoʻo i kekahi, makemake wau e hana pēlā. Kāhea ʻo ia i nā poʻe a pau e hoʻomaka i nā pilina no ka manuahi i kēia lā ma chooseafamily.com.
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- Even before the pandemic, a survey showed that 1 in 5 adults in the United States “often or always feels lonely, feels a lack of companionship, feels left out, or feels isolated from others.
- For those who suffer due to loneliness, the loss of loved ones, lack of acceptance of their identity, or other factors, Choose A Family offers the opportunity to fill the void and share life’s important moments with someone.
- In a recent article published in Public Health Reports, the Surgeon General says “The consequences of social isolation and loneliness can be serious and even life-threatening.
