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Mental Health Weekly takes a look back at the top stories of a year like no other
Author(s) -
Canady Valerie A.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
mental health weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7583
pISSN - 1058-1103
DOI - 10.1002/mhw.32629
Subject(s) - unrest , covid-19 , mental health , pandemic , isolation (microbiology) , telehealth , presidential election , presidential system , political science , psychology , media studies , medicine , health care , sociology , psychiatry , telemedicine , law , virology , politics , microbiology and biotechnology , disease , pathology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , biology
The country last year was turned on its head by the COVID‐19 pandemic that brought hundreds of thousands of deaths, unprecedented challenges for behavioral health workers and a growing mental health crisis. And amid COVID‐19, isolation, virtual meetings, telehealth sessions and mask wearing quickly became the new norm. The year also witnessed civil unrest and a divisive presidential election.