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More than half of public health workers showed signs of at least one mental health condition during the pandemic--CDC study

Mon, 2021-06-28 17:40 — mike kraft

Symptoms of Depression, Anxiety, Post-Traumatic Stress ... Among 26,174 surveyed state, tribal, local, and territorial public health workers, 53% reported symptoms of at least one mental health condition in the past 2 weeks. Symptoms were more prevalent ... CDCMMWR Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Among 26,174 surveyed state, tribal, local, and territorial public health workers, 53.0% reported symptoms of at least one mental health condition in the past 2 weeks. Symptoms were more prevalent among those who were unable to take time off or worked ≥41 hours per week.

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Thousands of young children lost parents to Covid but help is scarce

Tue, 2021-06-22 11:02 — mike kraft

Thousands of young children lost parents to Covid. Where’s help for them? More than 46,000 children in the U.S. have lost a parent to Covid-19. Finding support for them remains a challenge. NBC News

Five months after her husband died of Covid-19, Valerie Villegas can see how grief has wounded her children.

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US 'still not doing enough' to address growing mental health crisis --Surgeon General

Thu, 2021-05-06 09:43 — mike kraft

Surgeon general: US 'still not doing enough' to address growing mental health crisis Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said the U.S. is “still not doing enough” to address the growing mental health crisis amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Justine Coleman TheHill

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Mental health service access dwindled as pandemic need strained providers: GAO report

Sat, 2021-05-01 20:17 — mike kraft

Access to mental health services dwindled as pandemic need strained providers: GAO report Access to mental health services dwindled as providers were strained and under the demand for care during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Justine Coleman TheHill

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Black nurses have dispoportionate death rate, struggle with mental health support while battling Covid-19

Mon, 2021-02-22 11:01 — mike kraft

'Absolutely defeated': Black nurses struggle with mental health support while battling Covid-19 The stress of taking care of Covid-19 patients has Black nurses in need of mental health care -- but getting it can be a challenge. Megan Marples, CNN CNN

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As pandemic fatigue sets in, trauma and exhaustion plague health care workers

Thu, 2021-02-04 09:56 — mike kraft

As pandemic fatigue sets in, trauma and exhaustion plague health care workers

NY Times:

.... Doctors, paramedics and nurses’ aides have been hailed in the United States as frontline Covid-19 warriors, but gone are the days when people applauded workers outside hospitals and on city streets. A year into the pandemic, with emergency rooms packed again, vaccines in short supply and more contagious variants of the virus threatening to unleash a fresh wave of infections, medical workers are feeling burned out and unappreciated.

Some health care experts are calling for a national effort to track the psychological well-being of medical professionals, much like the federal health program that monitors workers who responded to the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

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COVID’s mental-health toll: how scientists are tracking a surge in depression

Wed, 2021-02-03 19:19 — mike kraft

COVID’s mental-health toll: how scientists are tracking a surge in depression Researchers are using huge data sets to link changes in mental health to coronavirus-response measures. Alison Abbott nature

As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its second year, new fast-spreading variants have caused a surge in infections in many countries, and renewed lockdowns. The devastation of the pandemic — millions of deaths, economic strife and unprecedented curbs on social interaction — has already had a marked effect on people’s mental health.

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The stresses on ambulance crews, front line workers, US and Spain

Mon, 2021-01-25 12:27 — mike kraft

In ambulances, an unseen, unwelcome passenger: COVID-19 LOS ANGELES (AP) — It's crowded in the back of the ambulance. Two emergency medical technicians, the patient, the gurney — and an unseen and unwelcome passenger lurking in the air. For... AP NEWS

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s crowded in the back of the ambulance.

Two emergency medical technicians, the patient, the gurney — and an unseen and unwelcome passenger lurking in the air.

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Study: In pandemic era, older adults isolated but resilient

Sat, 2021-01-16 11:45 — mike kraft

Study: In pandemic era, older adults isolated but resilient Since the pandemic’s descent, they have generally been viewed as among those at higher risk — older Americans, some of them medically vulnerable, figuring out how to navigate life in a... AP NEWS

Since the pandemic’s descent, they have generally been viewed as among those at higher risk — older Americans, some of them medically vulnerable, figuring out how to navigate life in a COVID-saturated, increasingly isolated world.

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