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‘What’s the Point?’ Young People’s Despair Deepens as Covid-19 Crisis Drags On

New York Times

Experts paint a grim picture of the struggle with lockdown isolation — a “mental health pandemic” that should be treated as seriously as containing the coronavirus.

Prioritizing your family’s mental health during a pandemic

Over the past two months, the nation has been focused on preventing the spread of COVID-19, testing protocols and stay-at-home orders. Now, as we all continue to adapt to a new normal and hunker down to flatten the curve, it’s time to prioritize mental health — our own and that of our children.

Which Suicide Prevention Strategies Work?

A new study from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons has found that suicide mortality can be reduced by a Federally coordinated approach employing scientifically proven options.

Columbia researchers J. John Mann, MD, Christina A. Michel, MA and Randy P. Auerbach, PhD conducted a systematic review, determining which suicide prevention strategies work, and are scalable to national levels.

Pandemic’s mental health burden heaviest among young adults

The pandemic has closed schools, offices, sports arenas and limited social interaction for millions of people — perhaps an even bigger struggle for young people more used to being active.

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona: Here’s my five-point plan to get students back in school full time

The COVID-19 pandemic is the biggest and most complex challenge our education system has experienced. It has been extraordinary to see schools, educators and families face this challenge head-on and continue to educate our students.

Global rise in childhood mental health issues amid pandemic

PARIS (AP) — By the time his parents rushed him to the hospital, 11-year-old Pablo was barely eating and had stopped drinking entirely. Weakened by months of self-privation, his heart had slowed to a crawl and his kidneys were faltering. Medics injected him with fluids and fed him through a tube — first steps toward stitching together yet another child coming apart amid the tumult of the coronavirus crisis.

Combating mental health crisis for the young is a pandemic priority

As we approach the final few months of the second school year affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the growing mental health crisis amongst children and young adults is more acute than ever.