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Police killings can harm mental health of entire African American community
When police kill unarmed African Americans, the entire African American community in the state in which it occurs can suffer long-term negative mental health impacts, according to social scientist David R. Williams. In an interview on CNN’s “The…
Staying active to support mental health and wellbeing during COVID-19
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HevLGtxuTCM About this forum This forum, hosted by Drs. Karmel Choi and Karestan Koenen, brings practical tips and strategies for staying active to support mental health during, and after, the COVID-19 pandemic. Led by international experts in exercise…
Students focus on supporting older adults during practicums
May 27, 2020 – Two master of public health students at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health helped improve conditions for older adults and their family caregivers in Massachusetts during practicums that began last fall at the…
Love in the Time of COVID
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fWz6LHIVwI About this forum One of the most significant impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic is its effects on relationships. COVID-19 has created an environment that has changed and often strained relationship dynamics. Yet, people need relationships, and the…
Assessing the mental health of pregnant and postpartum women during COVID-19
A new survey aims to shed light on the level of stress that pregnant and postpartum women are facing around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to assess their well-being and mental health. The survey is sponsored…
Helping those who serve: How family members and friends can support healthcare workers during COVID-19
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcaYlDOQsHY About this forum This web forum, hosted by Dr. Karestan Koenen, is designed for family and friends of COVID-19 essential workers. In this forum Dr. Patricia Watson from the National Center for PTSD provides attendees with practical…
Self-Compassion in the Time of COVID-19
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhx9SQoFr9M About this forum In this online forum, Dr. Archana Basu hosts Dr. Chris Germer for a discussion about self-compassion as a resource for managing stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. Self-compassion is an important inner resource for getting…
PTSD affects majority of sexual violence survivors
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is often thought of as a condition primarily affecting veterans. Yet 50% of all cases of PTSD in the U.S. result from sexual or physical violence, according to Karestan Koenen. Koenen, professor of psychiatric…
COVID-19 Brings Persistent Racial and Ethnic Disparities to Focus: Implications for Population Mental Health
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7L-qCft-DY About this forum In this online forum, Dr. Karestan Koenen and Dr. Bizu Gelaye host Dr. Margarita Alegria and Dr. Cindy Liu for a panel discussion addressing the disproportionate effects of COVID-19 on racial and ethnic minorities.…
Webcast: Addressing mental health during the COVID-19 outbreak in Africa as healthcare systems brace for a battering, 4/22/20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEfnTCYjMLc About this forum In this forum, Drs. Karestan Koenen and Bizu Gelaye host Dr. Bonga Chiliza from the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa and Dr. Edith Kwobah from Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Kenya to…