‘A high-risk perfect storm’: loneliness and financial despair take toll on US mental health

‘A high-risk perfect storm’: loneliness and financial despair take toll on US mental health

Posted on April 24, 2020

With no end in sight, the mental health consequences of COVID-19 are starting to manifest. The country’s weak mental health system may not be able to meet rising demand. Even before the pandemic, half of adults with mental illness did not receive treatment, according to NAMI which has seen calls to its helpline rise by 40% during the pandemic. “The mental health curve is going to have a long tail,” said Dr. Ken Duckworth, CMO of NAMI. “When life finally returns to normal, the following year will not be a good one for mental health.”