Week 4/18

The pandemic’s mental health impact has been pronounced among the communities of color also experiencing disproportionately high rates of COVID-19 cases and deaths. Black and Hispanic adults have been more likely than White adults to report symptoms of anxiety and/or depressive disorder during the pandemic (Figure 7). This disparate mental health impact comes in addition to Black and Hispanic communities experiencing disproportionately high rates of coronavirus cases and deaths (overall as well as among health care and in nursing homes), and negative financial impacts. Additionally, Black parents more often than White parents have reported negative impacts of the pandemic on their children’s education, their ability to care for their children, and their relationships with family members. Prior to the pandemic, Black and Hispanic people were less likely to receive needed behavioral health services compared to the general population. Additionally, deaths by suicide – which may increase due to the pandemic – have historical been much higher than average among Native American communities.

The previous blog post resembled these stats but from a different site, with the same underlying cause of covid on the mentality of adults. Then we have the people giving care to the sick and how they are dealing with the stress.