Suicide ranks at 13 in causes of mortality in Stanly County. Stanly County's suicide death rate is 15.6, over two points higher than North Carolina's suicide death rate (at 13.4). According to Stanly County's 2021 CHA, access to mental health services was ranked in fourth place by assessment survey participants as being major access to issues. The following community issues were also ranked in the top 10 according to assesment survey participants: unemployement/underemployment, poverty, Lack of/inadequate Health Insurance, Crime, Homelessness, Inadequate/unaffordable Housing, Racism, Child Abuse/Neglect, and Domestic Violence. All of these issues contribute to an indivduals overall mental well-being. The COVID-19 pandemic quickly pushed mental health concerns to the forefront due to various reasons and impacted people of all ages. From job losses or increased workload and stress for adults to the extended periods of time that the elderly were isolated/quaratined to the innumerable challenges that our school age children faced, the COVID-19 pandemic affected everyone's mental health.