NAMI Calls On Congress To Respond To The Mental Health And Addiction Crisis Caused By The COVID-19 Pandemic
April 7, 2020
Ben Miller Opinion in USA Today: Mental illness is epidemic within the coronavirus pandemic
April 8, 2020
Even before COVID-19 hit, our nation was already in the midst of a mental health crisis, with historic rates of overdoses and suicides devastating families coast to coast. The mental health implications of this pandemic could reverberate for years to come if not properly addressed. Most urgently, more people will need help due to isolation, grief, unemployment, and increased anxiety. And those with existing mental health and substance use disorders must be able to sustain treatment.
