{"id":4847,"date":"2020-05-27T11:25:34","date_gmt":"2020-05-27T15:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/unc-pa\/?p=4847"},"modified":"2025-10-28T12:47:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T16:47:52","slug":"abc-11-features-unc-pa-alumna-kami-harris-mhs-17-as-she-discusses-mental-health-during-the-covid-19-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/unc-pa\/2020\/05\/abc-11-features-unc-pa-alumna-kami-harris-mhs-17-as-she-discusses-mental-health-during-the-covid-19-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC 11 Features UNC PA Alumna Kami Harris (MHS \u201817) As She Discusses Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KH_PsychPA\/status\/1257743374817341441\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ABC 11 recently featured<\/a> Kami Harris (MHS \u201817), an alumna of the Physician Assistant Studies program, in a mental health tool kit series as part of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3424\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 310px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3424 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/unc-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/482\/2019\/05\/DSC_0446-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Bondurant Hall\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/unc-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/482\/2019\/05\/DSC_0446-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/unc-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/482\/2019\/05\/DSC_0446-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/unc-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/482\/2019\/05\/DSC_0446-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Bondurant Hall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Harris said self-care is important, especially during the pandemic. Harris recommended journaling, listening to music, and using meditation apps to take care of yourself during the pandemic. She also said it\u2019s important for first-line responders to also take care of themselves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople on the frontlines need mental health support now more than ever,\u201d Harris said. \u201cThe experience peoples are going through are normal. You are in the majority.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Kami Harris, PA-C, was part of the inaugural class of the PA program. The division is one of seven housed in the <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/\"><em>Department of Allied Health Sciences<\/em><\/a><em> in the <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/\"><em>UNC School of Medicine<\/em><\/a><em>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABC 11 recently featured Kami Harris (MHS \u201817), an alumna of the Physician Assistant Studies program, in a mental health tool kit series as part of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Harris said self-care is important, especially during the pandemic. 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