The NIMH global mental health research community and COVID-19

The world faced substantial challenges in meeting the demands for mental health care, even before the emergence of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). With the havoc caused by the pandemic and the impending impact on economies, social structures, and health systems, a global mental health crisis is arising. The Director-General of the UN forecast this situation in a policy brief on May 13, 2020, stating, “The mental health and wellbeing of whole societies have been severely impacted by this crisis and are a priority to be addressed urgently.” 1 Three critical actions were recommended: apply a whole-of-society approach to promote, protect, and care for mental health; ensure widespread availability of emergency mental health and psychosocial support; and support recovery from COVID-19 by developing mental health services for the future.

• Autores: Rahman, Atif; Naslund, John A; Betancourt, Theresa S; Black, Candace J; Bhan, Anant; Byansi, William; Chen, Hongtu; Gaynes, Bradley N; Gouveia, Lídia; Usman Hamdani, Syed; Marsch, Lisa A; Petersen, Inge; Sensoy Bahar, Ozge; Shields-Zeeman, Laura; Ssewamala, Fred; Wainberg, Milton L
• Tipo de recurso: Article of investigation
• Fecha de publicación: 2020
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
• Repositorio: Repositorio Universidad Javeriana
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:repository.javeriana.edu.co:10554/53068
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• License: Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional