Deaths by suicide among adults have declined during the COVID-19 pandemic in El Paso, but mental health experts are concerned at a rise in suicide attempts. Not only have attempts at suicide for adults increased ...
As families have been maneuvering through the COVID-19 pandemic, the social isolation of staying home may also be leading to strain on the mental health of children and adolescents. Dr. Sarah Martin, child and adolescent ...
It goes without saying that a global pandemic is anxiety-inducing. Around the world, people are trying to understand the changing realities of life under the veil of COVID-19. We’re commiserating about it with our friends, ...
UPDATE: El Paso health officials said on Wednesday, April 15, that the number of people infected at an El Paso health-care facility had grown to 32 from the 11 originally reported. The officials again wouldn’t ...
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By Mark Lusk The pandemic that is raging through the United States is killing nearly one American a minute. With no unified or coherent public health response at the national level, we can expect that ...