Business View Magazine | Volume 8, Issue 10

207 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 8, ISSUE 10 ORB I T HEALTH “So when you incarcerate somebody who already has a history of trauma, you’re making it worse. They are triggered by that, retraumatized, and it’s very damaging to their mental health. But it’s also damaging to society because those people require more and more resources, they’re sort of out of control in terms of their ability to function in society.” BVM: What impact has COVID had on mental health issues? Kaftarian: “I think COVID has been traumatizing to everyone. And especially early on, there was very little access to mental health professionals