RAC Mental Health and Well-being

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Wed, 2021-01-27 15:47 — mdmcdonald

This Resilient American Communities (RAC) COVID-19 Initiative workgroup is focused on 1) Improvng mental health and well-being strategies and practices and 2) Longer-term movement toward a more just, healthy, equitable American Society for everyone shaped not only by the need to fix our problems, but also motivated to move toward a better realization of our collective aspirations through the creation of better psychosocial environments in our communities.

Acute and longitudinal individual and transpersonal challenges are clearly stemming from the despair and divisions that are degrading the resilience and regenerative capacities of American communities today. Life in our vulnerable and disenfranchised communities have already suffered greatly from systemic historical inequities.

Suffering in many American communities, especially in communities of color, is being made even more untenable from emerging 21st century challenges, which are especially acute now due to COVID-19 pandemic and syndemic impacts on our society. The discussions in this RAC Mental Health and Well-being workgroup are focused on strategies and actions to help inspire and connect those in the RAC unity of effort to engage in improving mental health and well-being in Resilient American Communities.

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Long COVID: Black adults with report higher levels of hopelessness and suicidal thoughts − new study

Tue, 2024-12-17 10:38 — mike kraft

Black adults with long COVID report higher levels of hopelessness and suicidal thoughts − new research Black Americans were disproportionately affected by COVID-19 infections, illness and death during the pandemic. But the long-term toll of long COVID among this group is still largely overlooked. The Conversation

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Studies describe impact of COVID pandemic on sociability and college students' mental health

Thu, 2024-10-31 11:21 — mike kraft

COVID-19 increased psychological distress in college students, data reveal Due, in part, to campus shutdowns, students' rates of on-campus use of mental health services decreased from 59% to 44%. CIDRAP

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Crackdown on Homeless Encampments Raises Public Health Issues/Problems

Thu, 2024-10-24 12:44 — mike kraft

Crackdown on Homeless Encampments Raises Public Health Questions - KFF Health News As states turn to the health-care system to help address homelessness, experiments with housing and other social services aimed at getting people healthier and off the streets are running up against new, aggressive crackdowns — with some cities ratcheting up enforcement of existing anticamping laws and others passing new restrictions. From Florida to California, elected […] khnerich KFF Health News

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Cognitive Impacts of COVID Equivalent to 20 Years of Brain Aging--British study

Wed, 2024-09-25 10:10 — mike kraft

Cognitive Impacts of COVID Equivalent to 20 Years of Brain Aging - Neuroscience News A new study reveals that 12-18 months after hospitalization for COVID-19, patients show significant cognitive decline comparable to 20 years of aging. Neuroscience News Neuroscience News

A new study reveals that 12-18 months after hospitalization for COVID-19, patients show significant cognitive decline comparable to 20 years of aging. MRI scans and blood tests also show brain injury markers and reduced brain volume in these patients. The findings suggest that COVID-19 has lasting effects on brain health, even in those without neurological complications.

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White House announces rule that would cut insurance red tape over mental health and substance use disorder care

Mon, 2024-09-09 11:29 — mike kraft

White House announces rule that would cut insurance red tape over mental health and substance use disorder care | CNN The Biden administration announced a final rule on Monday meant to expand access and lower costs for care for mental health and substance use disorders. Most provisions in the rule will apply to group health plans and health insurance issuers for plan years starting January 1 or after. Carma Hassan, Jamie Gumbrecht CNN

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Covid pandemic saw doubling of new ADHD diagnoses --study

Tue, 2024-07-02 12:13 — mike kraft

New ADHD diagnoses doubled during COVID-19, study suggests New diagnoses of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in Finland doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the largest increase in females aged 13 to 30 years, University of Helsinki researchers report in JAMA Network Open. CIDRAP

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"Individuals with ADHD are often challenged by executive dysfunction, including impairment in organizing, setting schedules, and emotion dysregulation such as lowered tolerance for frustration."

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Climate change may make summer SAD more common or worse for some sufferers--health experts

Fri, 2024-06-21 13:35 — mike kraft

Seasonal affective disorder strikes some in the summer. Climate change may make it worse. Story at a glance As climate change brings on hotter and hotter summers, health experts worry a type of depression called summer seasonal affective disorder could become more common. People … Alejandra O'Connell-Domenech The Hill

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Ratings of the best and worst U.S. states for mental health --study

Tue, 2024-04-09 10:40 — mike kraft

These are the 10 worst U.S. states to live in for your mental health, according to a new study Number one is home to the highest proportion of “mentally unhealthy adults.” Fortune

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U.S. study describes more severe pediatric mental health crises during pandemic

Wed, 2024-04-03 10:01 — mike kraft

Study describes more severe pediatric mental health crises during pandemic Children visiting the emergency department (ED) for mental health crises during the pandemic had longer stays and more severe diagnoses, according to a new study in Academic Emergency Medicine. CIDRAP

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The study was based on ED visits to nine US hospitals participating in the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network Registry from 2017 to 2022.

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