An Action Plan to Address the Mental Health Impact of COVID-19 on Communities: Five Effective Strategies

• 2022

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• Neelofer Tayyib
PMID: 34323534DOI: https://doi.org/10.1037/ser0000575

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This article reviews the mental health impact of COVID-19 and suggests five strategies to help communities cope. It describes engaging with community leaders, creating support networks, educating people about mental health signs and resources, using community health workers for outreach, and empowering communities. These steps aim to reduce trauma from outbreaks and build resilience for future challenges. The goal is to learn from past disease outbreaks to improve interventions that support mental well-being in affected communities.

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Focus Areas: Everyday Emergency; Infectious Disease; Mental Health; Trauma

Audiences: Behavioral Health Professionals; Emergency Managers; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stage: Response

Keywords: Community Health Services; Disease Outbreaks; Mental Health; Community Networks; Resilience, Psychological; Adaptation, Psychological; Pandemics; Psychological Trauma; COVID-19

Institutions: Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health

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