May is Mental Health Awareness month in the US. During this last year filled with lockdowns, safety measures and precautions people’s lifestyles have changed. And it has all taken a toll on mental health. Across the globe, people have noticed changes in their behaviors and thoughts. Esha Sarai and Vero Balderas met with several Americans roughly a year into the pandemic to discuss some of these changes and how they are coping. In this segment of Alone Together, produced by Jacquelyn DePhillips and Esha Sarai, we explore the toll the pandemic has taken on mental health.