The Other Side of COVID-19 Part 3: Isolation and Bad Relationships Kill

Have COVID-19 policies exasperated the mental health crisis in America? In this video, I discuss the impact COVID policies had on mental health, especially for the elderly and youth. I also discuss my journey to mental health.

Trigger warning: I will be discussing sensitive topics such as suicide and suicide ideation, self-harm, and various forms of abuse. Viewer discretion is advised.

*** Reupload from October 31, 2020 ***

References
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Info
https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/issue-brief/the-implications-of-covid-19-for-mental-health-and-substance-use/
https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hblog20200609.53823
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6932a1.htm

Domestic Violence
https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hblog20200609.53823
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/when-lockdown-is-not-actually-safer-intimate-partner-violence-during-covid-19-2020070720529
https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2020-08-18/intimate-partner-violence-spiked-80-after-pandemic-lockdown-began

Child Abuse and Child Marriages
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/05/13/hospitals-seeing-more-severe-child-abuse-injuries-during-coronavirus/3116395001/
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)32112-7/fulltext#:~:text=Up%20to%202%C2%B75%20million,Save%20the%20Children%20has%20warned.&text=This%20increase%20will%20bring%20the,12%C2%B75%20million%20in%202020.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-54370316

Child Abduction and Trafficking
https://spectrumnews1.com/ky/lexington/news/2020/09/07/us-marshals-rescue-72-children-from-georgia-ohio-indiana-september-august
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/09/01/operation-safety-net-ohio-sex-trafficking-missing-children/5683465002/
https://www.news5cleveland.com/109-victims-rescued-after-statewide-anti-human-trafficking-operation#:~:text=109%20victims%20rescued%20after%20statewide%20anti%2Dhuman%20trafficking%20operation,-%2D%2D%3E&text=More%20than%20100%20human%20trafficking,General%20Dave%20Yost%20announced%20Monday

Children and Teenage Mental Health
https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/new-findings-children-mental-health-covid-19
https://time.com/5870478/children-mental-health-coronavirus/
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/family-kids/one-three-children-suffering-mental-22814057
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/micaelaburrow/2020/07/28/redfield-says-more-abovebase-suicides-than-covid-deaths-n2573278
https://www.buckinstitute.org/covid-webinar-series-transcript-robert-redfield-md/
https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/coronavirus-teen-dies-after-suicide-attempt-due-to-isolation/news-story/9ed19548c4b06246d9f07e972334394c

Elderly Mental Health
https://pagetwo.completecolorado.com/2020/10/08/greeley-nursing-home-residents-protest-pandemic-lockdown-id-rather-die-of-covid-than-loneliness/
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/hidden-covid-19-health-crisis-elderly-people-are-dying-isolation-n1244853
https://www.rebelnews.com/depression_loneliness_protester_says_seniors_in_long_term_care_are_suffering_from_lockdowns

Couples Murder-Suicide Pact
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7229970/