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Mental Health Symptoms & Emergency Department Presentations Rise During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

Federal survey data for April 2020 through February 2021 indicate that during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health emergency, about 38% of adults reported symptoms of anxiety or depression, up from 11% between January and June 2019. The data was collected in three periodic surveys by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Additionally, CDC data indicates that compared to 2019, the share of emergency department visits for drug overdoses and suicide attempts were 36% and 26% higher, …

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