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How can we tackle a growing COVID-19 caused mental health crisis?

By Dr Eliza Cheung, Technical Advisor International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Reference Centre for Psychosocial Support. In ‘ordinary’ times, good mental health is fundamental for overall wellbeing. But when we are all stalked by fear and uncertainty caused by COVID-19, access to good mental health support is more important than ever. It is life-saving. There is...

Study: COVID-19 Pandemic Causing Mental Health Issues

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may be having a widespread effect on people’s mental health, according to a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.The COVID-19 pandemic has caused more than 800,000 deaths worldwide and there has been over 23.4 million confirmed cases, according to the World Health Organization. The pandemic has led to widespread shutdowns and social distancing measures,...

Guided self-help intervention reduces refugees’ psychological distress and improves wellbeing in humanitarian crises

News release of The Lancet Global Health A guided self-help approach that provides strategies for managing distress and coping with adversity is safe, and resulted in meaningful improvements in psychological distress and functioning compared to enhanced usual care over three months in female refugees living in a settlement in Uganda, according to a randomised trial involving almost 700 South Sudanese...

Increase in child and adolescent mental disorders spurs new push for action by UNICEF and WHO

NEW YORK/GENEVA/FLORENCE, 5 November 2019 – With the alarmingly high rates of[1] self-harm, suicide and anxiety among children and young people around the world, UNICEF and the World Health Organization are teaming up with some of the world’s leading minds to tackle this growing threat. “Too many children and young people, rich and poor alike, in all four corners of...