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This literature review discusses Long COVID and its behavioral health implications. It describes the behavioral health issues and conditions associated with Long COVID, neuropsychiatric causes of these issues and conditions, and future research needs.
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This web page focuses on SAMHSA's National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative, which aims to improve treatment and services for youth and families who have experienced traumatic events. It explores childhood trauma and links to resources for parents and caregivers, educators, health professionals, and more.
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This web page offers tips for people with anxiety and depressive disorders to prepare for natural disasters, as well as tips for what to do after disasters occur. It also includes signs and symptoms of prolonged anxiety and posttraumatic stress disorder, as well as information for helping children recover from disasters.
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This edition of the SAMHSA Disaster Technical Assistance Center's research newsletter describes research on reactions children and youth may have to human-caused disasters such as incidents of mass violence, terrorist attacks, and technological disasters. The edition identifies mental health and substance use issues and conditions that may affect young people after human-caused disasters, as well as approaches and interventions to support them.
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This issue of the SAMHSA Disaster Technical Assistance Center's research newsletter discusses reactions children and youth may have to a natural disaster. It also describes a variety of mental health issues and mental disorders that may occur, as well as substance use and misuse issues among adolescents, and risk and protective factors.
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In this brief presentation (about 17 minutes), the speaker provides information about common individual and community reactions to public health emergencies, identifies populations whose members may be particularly at risk during public health emergencies, and suggests ways for people to cope.
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This tip sheet identifies signs of stress that are common during infectious disease outbreaks, ways to maintain physical and mental health, and signs that you may need help from a mental health professional.
This tip sheet defines climate change and explains how it may affect people who take medications to manage health conditions, including mental health issues and conditions. It lists signs of heat-related distress and illness and identifies steps individuals and communities can take to become more resilient.
A pandemic will likely dramatically reduce the number of available workers in all sectors and significantly disrupt the movement of people and goods, which will threaten essential services and operations across our nation as well as around the world. This fact sheet addresses the planning and preparedness workplaces must undertake to ensure they can sustain employee health, mental health, and productivity during an infectious disease outbreak.