May 8, 2020
Researchers warned that the pandemic could lead to an additional 75,000 “deaths of despair” related to drugs, alcohol and suicide unless lawmakers move quickly to boost […]
May 8, 2020
The study, conducted by Well Being Trust and the Robert Graham Center and which was not peer-reviewed, found that as many as 75,000 additional people could […]
May 8, 2020
“Deaths of despair are tied to multiple factors, like unemployment, fear and dread, and isolation. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, there were already an unprecedented number […]
May 8, 2020
“A menos que obtengamos recursos federales, estatales y locales integrales para mejorar el acceso a tratamientos de salud mental de alta calidad y apoyos comunitarios, me […]
May 5, 2020
In recent weeks, we have seen people around the world turn to nature for reprieve and respite from the stress and uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 […]
May 5, 2020
Earlier this year, WBT launched Healing the Nation, a comprehensive national policy framework for mental health and addiction. The issues we highlighted in the publication have only grown […]
May 5, 2020
These are challenging times, especially for the most vulnerable among us. The novel coronavirus arrives at a desperate moment for a country already struggling to improve […]
May 4, 2020
More millennials are also dying “deaths of despair,” or deaths related to drugs, alcohol, and suicide, Jamie Ducharme reported for Time in June 2019, citing a report by […]
May 1, 2020
Funding for this project is provided by Well Being Trust, a national foundation dedicated to advancing the mental, social, and spiritual health of the nation; The […]