The Implications Of COVID-19 For Mental Health & Substance Use
The following is a summary of Panchal N., et al. The Implications of COVID-19 for Mental Health and Substance Use. Health Reform Issue Brief – 9440, Kaiser Family Foundation (April 21, 2020), which was developed independently of the article authors.
Key Messages
The COVID-19 pandemic, associated restrictions and ensuing economic downturn will have mental illness and substance use consequences, as predicted by the self-report of its negative impact on mental health in this Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) Survey.
The report reveals certain vulnerable …
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