REACH for mental health in the COVID19 pandemic: an urgent call for public health action

Our submission is responsive to the urgent need for public mental health action prompted by the escalating COVID-19 pandemic. In it, we review the evidence calling for urgent public mental health action, propose a mental health equivalent fo the World Health Organization’s 'Do the Five' co...

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Main Authors: Christy A. Denckla, Bizu Gelaye, Leah Orlinsky, Karestan C. Koenen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-12-01
Series:European Journal of Psychotraumatology
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2020.1762995
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spelling doaj-7c5dc549ed564186a92a2b6da6d415ba2021-06-25T11:10:02ZengTaylor & Francis GroupEuropean Journal of Psychotraumatology2000-80662020-12-0111110.1080/20008198.2020.17629951762995REACH for mental health in the COVID19 pandemic: an urgent call for public health actionChristy A. Denckla0Bizu Gelaye1Leah Orlinsky2Karestan C. Koenen3Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthHarvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthYale UniversityHarvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthOur submission is responsive to the urgent need for public mental health action prompted by the escalating COVID-19 pandemic. In it, we review the evidence calling for urgent public mental health action, propose a mental health equivalent fo the World Health Organization’s 'Do the Five' concept, and describe the 'REACH for Mental Health' public health measure we have launched at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2020.1762995traumapublic mental healthcovid-19
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Bizu Gelaye
Leah Orlinsky
Karestan C. Koenen
REACH for mental health in the COVID19 pandemic: an urgent call for public health action
European Journal of Psychotraumatology
trauma
public mental health
covid-19
author_facet Christy A. Denckla
Bizu Gelaye
Leah Orlinsky
Karestan C. Koenen
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title REACH for mental health in the COVID19 pandemic: an urgent call for public health action
title_short REACH for mental health in the COVID19 pandemic: an urgent call for public health action
title_full REACH for mental health in the COVID19 pandemic: an urgent call for public health action
title_fullStr REACH for mental health in the COVID19 pandemic: an urgent call for public health action
title_full_unstemmed REACH for mental health in the COVID19 pandemic: an urgent call for public health action
title_sort reach for mental health in the covid19 pandemic: an urgent call for public health action
publisher Taylor & Francis Group
series European Journal of Psychotraumatology
issn 2000-8066
publishDate 2020-12-01
description Our submission is responsive to the urgent need for public mental health action prompted by the escalating COVID-19 pandemic. In it, we review the evidence calling for urgent public mental health action, propose a mental health equivalent fo the World Health Organization’s 'Do the Five' concept, and describe the 'REACH for Mental Health' public health measure we have launched at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
topic trauma
public mental health
covid-19
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2020.1762995
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