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COVID 19 is a MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS TOO: DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, SUICIDE RISK, SUBSTANCE ABUSE

May 26, 2020May 26, 2020 chrisjo Anxiety, coronavirus, COVID 19, Crisis, depression, overdose, substance abuse, Suicide

COVID 19 is a MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS TOO. Two-plus months into sheltering at home due to the COVID 19 crisis, and beginning to re-open our economy, we are in the midst of another kind of health crisis. This one has to do with psychological health and well-being.

HEALTH & WELL-BEING

AMERICANS ARE LIVING SHORTER LIVES

February 27, 2020March 13, 2020 chrisjo drug abuse, drug overdose, early death, substance abuse, Suicide

Drug overdoses, suicides, and also diseases involving internal organs have caused an increase in middle-aged deaths. So much so that the life expectancy in the US has actually declined since 2014 after increasing for the previous 60 years. The largest increase in deaths was in New England and the Ohio Valley. (Ken Pope: US Life Expectancy Down in Recent Years After Increasing for Decades).

ADOLESCENCE

How Dangerous is Bullying

May 26, 2019May 26, 2019 chrisjo bullies, bullying, Suicide, suicide attempt, suicide prevention

Teenagers who are bullied are at much greater risk of making a suicide attempt. It is critical that mental health professionals, and parents, actively inquire into this issue, rather than minimize it as a typical part of being an adolescent (especially middle school).