*[Enwl-eng] We need universal mental healthcare. COVID proves it.

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            75,000 pandemic-related deaths of despair, yet the government 
won't provide mental healthcare

                  Sign Now
                 The COVID-19 pandemic has hit us all in different ways, but 
one thing's for sure: we're all suffering. All sorts of new stressors are 
quite literally plaguing us — whether it's from fears of illness or death, 
anxiety about finances, or loss of social contact — and they're combining to 
cause yet another epidemic: a nationwide mental health crisis. According to 
studies, depression, anxiety, exhaustion, loneliness, and feelings of dread 
are all on the rise. These are now causing a huge uptick in risky behaviors, 
such as substance abuse and large unsafe gatherings of unquarantined people.

                  The most troubling finding, however, concerns "deaths of 
despair" — that is, deaths from substance use and suicide. Researchers have 
found that the pandemic may have already resulted in an additional 75,000 of 
these tragic fatalities. At such an urgent time, one would hope mental 
healthcare would be easy to access in the United States, but it isn't. Even 
when we finally have the pandemic under control, as a society we will still 
have to grapple with the mental health crises that have been building up and 
intensifying for months. It's time for the federal government to finally put 
the health of its people first, rather than caving to heartless, 
profit-guzzling insurance companies. Sign the petition to demand universal 
healthcare in the United States and federal funding to provide mental health 
access for everyone!

                  Thank you for all that you do,

                         Miranda B.
                        The Care2 Petitions Team



                  P.S. The pandemic already made it clear months ago that we 
need a universal healthcare system in the U.S. This latest evidence just 
proves the case even more. Tell the U.S. Congress to finally pass 
legislation guaranteeing healthcare and mental health access for all!








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From: Miranda B., Care2 Action Alerts
To: Vladimir Levchenko Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2020 11:21 AM
Subject: We need universal mental healthcare. COVID proves it.




 
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