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Bloomberg News: The Next Covid Crisis Could Be a Wave of Suicides

May 8, 2020

Miller’s paper this week proposes long-term solutions like helping unemployed people find meaningful work or training the armies of contact tracers who will be sent out

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CNN: Covid-19 could kill an extra 75,000 Americans through “deaths of despair”

May 8, 2020

“Unless we get comprehensive federal, state, and local resources behind improving access to high-quality mental health treatments and community supports, I worry we’re likely to

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STAT News, Morning Rounds: Covid-19 could result in as many as 75,000 ‘deaths of despair’

May 8, 2020

The negative effects of the Covid-19 pandemic could result in as many as 75,000 “deaths of despair,” or those from suicide or alcohol and other substance

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The Hill: Up to 75,000 people could die from ‘deaths of despair’ related to coronavirus

May 8, 2020

A new report authored by the Well Being Trust, a national mental health organization, released a paper suggesting that over the coming decade, up to 75,000 additional

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Reuters: Pandemic inflicts historic U.S. job losses, as states struggle to reopen

May 8, 2020

As many as 75,000 Americans could die due to alcohol or drug misuse and suicide triggered by the pandemic, according to a report by the

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CBS News: Coronavirus pandemic may lead to 75,000 “deaths of despair” from suicide, drug and alcohol abuse, study says

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 of

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Los Angeles Times: ‘Every parent’s nightmare.’ New York probing child’s COVID-19 death as states reopen

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

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

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

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HealthDay: COVID-19 Pandemic May Lead to 75,000 ‘Deaths of Despair’

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

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CNN Espana: 75.000 estadounidenses corren el riesgo de morir por sobredosis o suicidio debido a la desesperación que produce el coronavirus, advierten

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,

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