NEWSWEEK: RESEARCHERS WARN OF ‘DEATHS OF DESPAIR’ AS HARDSHIP AND GRIEF IN COVID-19 LOCKDOWNS CREATE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS

The study, conducted by Well Being Trust and the Robert Graham Center and which was not peer-reviewed, found that as many as 75,000 additional people could potentially die “deaths of despair.”
“These are uncertain times, unprecedented. Unfortunately, for too many, this uncertainty may lead to fear, and fear may give way to dread,” said Jack Westfall, the director of the Robert Graham Center, in a statement published online. “We try to provide as much certainty as possible to shed some light on our path. We must also make our relationships certain, regardless of the uncertain facts and figures of the day.”
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