While the pandemic stakes might justify using hard-hitting strategies, the nation’s social and political context right now might cause fear tactics to backfire.
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The ‘Grief Pandemic’ Will Torment Americans for Years
The optimism generated by vaccines and falling infection rates has blinded many Americans to the deep sorrow and depression of those around them.
Doctors More Likely to Prescribe Opioids to Covid ‘Long Haulers,’ Raising Addiction Fears
The study of VA patients makes it “abundantly clear that we are not prepared to meet the needs of 3 million Americans with long covid.”
New Intergenerational Trauma Workbook Offers Process Strategies for Healing
By following the clearly outlined steps to healing in the workbook, one can start healing the emotional wounds brought on by unaddressed intergenerational trauma.
Kids Already Coping With Mental Disorders Spiral as Pandemic Topples Vital Support Systems
When states and communities fail to provide children the services they need to live at home, kids can deteriorate and even wind up in jail.
The Current Status of Addiction Recovery in Pennsylvania
The pandemic continues to affect virtually every aspect of American life, and that, sadly, also includes those suffering with an addiction – including opioids.
Opinion: The Opioid Crisis + COVID-19 = The Perfect Storm
How can the addiction treatment community continue to assist people who are now being left even more isolated and desperate?
Isolation, Disruption and Confusion: Coping With Dementia During a Pandemic
The pandemic has been devastating to older adults and their families when they are unable to see each other and provide practical and emotional support.
Finding Emotional Sobriety in a Pandemic
I never realized I was the cause of my negative thinking by willfully trying to “make” my life happen then getting angry that everyone wasn’t doing what I wanted.
How Those With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Cope With Added Angst Of COVID
People with OCD face uniquely difficult mental health battles, including trying to distinguish concerns brought on by their conditions from general fears shared by the public about COVID-19.
