Dr. Ken Duckworth On Mental Health In The Time Of Coronavirus | NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness

Dr. Ken Duckworth On Mental Health In The Time Of Coronavirus

Posted on August 17, 2020

A new CDC survey found adults overall are feeling mental health impacts of COVID-19, and that young adults, racial and ethnic minorities, and essential workers reported disproportionately worse mental health and increased thoughts of suicide. Dr. Ken Duckworth, CMO of NAMI told Boston Public Radio on Monday that the transition from a "short-term mindset" to the "marathon" thinking around the effects of COVID-19 can be hard to contend with, but telehealth amid the pandemic may be able to reach more people.

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