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Public News Service: Drug Overdose Deaths Are Down. Will COVID-19 Trigger an Increase?

May 27, 2020

For the first time in two decades, said John Auerbach, president and chief executive of the nonprofit Trust for America’s Health, U.S. deaths from drug overdoses,

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Todos Somos Uno: Una nueva crisis de salud podría avecinarse: una ola de suicidios

May 26, 2020

Un estudio publicado este viernes intentó estimar la cifra. Según el análisis, que no fue revisado por otros expertos del campo, en la próxima década

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Look to the Stars: Kenneth Cole And An Alliance Of The Leading Mental Health Organizations Join Forces With Celebrities

May 25, 2020

Social activist and iconic fashion designer Kenneth Cole, has announced the launch of The Mental Health Coalition (MHC), the first collaborative effort of this scale which

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Forbes: Collision Of Crises: How Covid-19 Will Propel Drug Overdose From Bad To Worse

May 24, 2020

Today, with 1.6 million cases and 96,000 deaths and rising in the U.S. alone, the novel coronavirus understandably has dominated every news storyline. But make

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Statesboro Herald/Georgia Health News: Budget cuts for mental health alarm patient advocates

May 23, 2020

A Kaiser Family Foundation poll found more than half of Americans — 56 percent — reported that worry or stress related to the outbreak has led to

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News Talk Radio: Mental health expert explains 3 things to help you and your family through the pandemic

May 22, 2020

Channel 2 Anchor Jorge Estevez spoke to an expert over video chat. Dr. Benjamin Miller is with the Well Being Trust, a national foundation focused on

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CNN: Opioid drug overdose deaths are down in US, study finds, but Covid-19 could change that

May 22, 2020

But the report also found that deaths of despair increased in some minority communities during the same time period. And separately alcohol-related deaths were up

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Christian Science Monitor: As all 50 states reopen, leaders weigh tough questions

May 21, 2020

At the same time, isolation and joblessness have their own costs – among them, mental health, children’s welfare, and financial ruin. Unemployment stands at 14.7%,

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NBC News: Drug overdose deaths drop in U.S. as other deaths of despair rise, report finds

May 21, 2020

Troubling data, however, lay beneath the overall findings: Deaths due to alcohol, synthetic opioids, cocaine and suicide increased, particularly among people of color, according to

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Annual Deaths Due to Alcohol, Drugs or Suicide Exceeded 150,000 — And Could Get Worse Due to COVID-19

May 21, 2020

Annual Deaths Due to Alcohol, Drugs or Suicide Exceeded 150,000 According to the Most Recent Data —And Could Get Worse Due to COVID-19 Despite decreases

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