A recent CDC report on a survey of high school students revealed that 55.1% describe suffering emotional abuse, 44.2% reported persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness and 9% attempted suicide. Different groups suffered a bit differently, according to the survey: more young women and LGBTQ+ youth saw a rise in suicidal behavior, more Asian kids confronted racism and hate, more Black youth and Native Americans experienced hunger and economic devastation and along with Latinos, suffered the mental stress of the effects of the pandemic in their essential worker families and communities.
A panel of experts explain what is happening and talk about what parents and others can do to avert another “pandemic,” that of future adults with serious emotional and mental disorders.
WHO:
- Angela Vásquez, Policy Director for Mental Health, The Children’s Partnership
- Dr. Ilan Shapiro, Pediatrician & Chief Medical Affairs Officer, AltaMed Health Services, Los Angeles
- Dr. Myo Thwin Myint, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Tulane University School of
Medicine
WHEN: Friday, April. 15, 11 am-12 noon PT
Follow the conversation via FB Live: https://fb.me/e/2X8QOJ1Nk
Read the press release from this briefing in English and Spanish.
