b'C O N T E N T SLeadingin aPost-COVID WorldBy Chief Nishan DuraiappahL aw enforcement professionalsdont think its an exaggeration to saychroniclonelinessandisolationare playauniqueroleinourthatCOVID-19iscausinggeopoliticalequivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes society.Ourpolicemembersdisruption, upending so much of whata day. Additionally, people who have areobviouslycountedonwe took for granted when it comes toaweaksenseofcommunityare toensurethesafetyandwork and family life, how we interactmore likely to be in the top five per well-beingofanyonewhomakeswith friends and neighbours, how wecent of high-users of health care.Ontariotheirhomeorvisitsourview our public institutions, etc. Socially,thepandemicpressures province for business or pleasure. ButPost-COVID Norm exposedfeelingsofsocialangst toaccomplishthis,weneedpoliceandfrustrationwithpublichealth professionals whoareabletodiscernThis new post-COVID norm can mean aandotherinstitutions.Whilelarge-socialorotherunderlyingchallengeslot of things when it comes to personalscaleanti-mandateprotestshave inourcommunitiesandadapttheand public safety. At a personal level,died down, as police members, we delivery of policing services to meet thepeoplelikeSusan Young,acertifiedareclearlyseeinglingeringsocial communitys safety expectations. mindfulnesscoach,arefindingthatunrest.ThisissomethingthatDr. Ioftenhearpeopletalkingaboutmany people are reporting new levelsAlexBierman,sociologistfromthe of loneliness, anxiety and depressionUniversityofCalgary,describedas the post-COVID norm. Social norms areas a result of the social isolation andpeoplefeelingalossofcontrol, those things we often take for granted changes in work routines that resultedwhich creates a sense of anxiety and unwritten rules of beliefs, attitudes andfromtheCOVID-19pandemic.Sheanger, especially among people who behaviours that we consider acceptablenotes that research shows that today,werealsoexperiencingincreased in a particular social group or culture.rates of premature death from lone- financial problems.They provide us with expected ideas ofliness and social isolation are higher how to behave and function to providethanthosecausedbyobesity,andWhenpeoplefeelanger,they orderandpredictabilityinsociety.Ithat the detrimental health impacts ofwant to strike outto try to look for a SOCIAL NORMS ARE THOSE THINGS WE OFTEN TAKE FOR GRANTEDUNWRITTEN RULES OF BELIEFS, ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOURS THAT WE CONSIDER ACCEPTABLE IN A PARTICULAR SOCIAL GROUP OR CULTURE. CHIEF NISHAN DURAIAPPAH The Official Publication of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police5'