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In 2020, the United States

artappraiser — Sun, 25 Apr 2021 03:30:54 +0000

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In 2020, the United States lost around four million years of potential life, a sweeping international study found. “It’s such a big number that if I’m truly honest, we don’t have the mental capacity to process it,” said one of the study’s authors. https://t.co/LNQtt4Btgj
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 25, 2021

makes me think how different

artappraiser — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 21:20:02 +0000

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makes me think how different life is still going to be interacting with so many walking wounded (even those who haven't lost loved ones can still be really fucked up from stress, radical change, and/or isolation):

It’s possible that mental health should have been the more important reopening criterion than the economy. At the very least, measures to address the mental health toll of the last year should have been implemented as strongly as distancing and sanitizer.
— Anne E H Deschaine (@aehdeschaine) April 12, 2021

(I know, I know. Like that would happen in a country that doesn’t care about mental health at the best of times.)
— Anne E H Deschaine (@aehdeschaine) April 12, 2021

Maybe, on top of pretending that the pandemic wasn’t happening while it was happening, just throwing people back into regular life as though nothing has happened is going to take a greater toll than anticipated. (Presuming any toll was anticipated at all.)
— Anne E H Deschaine (@aehdeschaine) April 12, 2021

The Grief Crisis Is Coming

artappraiser — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 18:28:08 +0000

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The Grief Crisis Is Coming

For each person who dies of Covid-19, experts say there are at least nine newly bereaved. We must begin to address the toll.

By Allison Gilbert (Ms. Gilbert is an author who writes extensively about grief and resilience. Her latest book is “Passed and Present: Keeping Memories of Loved Ones Alive.”) @ NYTimes.com, April 12, 2021

[....] We first need to get a sense of the scope of our national grief. Researchers are just beginning to count the bereaved, and while current estimates suggest five million Americans have lost a loved one to Covid-19, the final tally is likely to be much larger.

Ashton Verdery, an associate professor of sociology and demography at Pennsylvania State University, recently led a study that introduced the Covid-19 Bereavement Multiplier. By his team’s calculus, for every person who dies of Covid-19, nine loved ones are left behind.

To arrive at that number, the researchers included the losses of spouses, siblings, parents, children and grandparents. If other relatives — like nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, stepparents — and friends are taken into account, “you may get 10 times or more” people in grief, Mr. Verdery said.

I know, from losing my parents at a young age, that grief plays out in waves across one’s life and has no clear ending. We should be prepared for another health catastrophe; while the Covid-19 vaccines can put a cap on the burden, they can’t halt or alleviate the pain. A recent study found that at least 37,000 children in the United States have lost a parent to Covid-19 so far.

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The effects of grief can be as physical as the symptoms of any disease. The short- and long-term impacts are well studied and include trouble sleeping, higher blood pressure, depression and anxiety. Studies have found that people who lose a spouse die earlier than their married peers. Children who experience loss of a parent may suffer lasting consequences, including lower grades and failing in school, as well as increased experimentation with drugs and alcohol.

The social effects can be drastic as well. Nearly 90 percent of young people in the juvenile justice system report having experienced the death of at least one loved one. And although grief is a universal experience, it can contribute to lifelong racial inequality, as Black Americans experience the loss of loved ones far more frequently and earlier in life than white Americans, contributing to differences in mental and physical health outcomes.

“Grief should be investigated the same way we examine other public health indicators like obesity, smoking and drinking,” said Dr. Toni Miles, a professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at the College of Public Health at the University of Georgia.

After conducting a statewide health survey three years ago, Dr. Miles discovered that 45 percent of Georgia residents over 18 indicated they were newly bereaved. The findings suggested that grief was far more prevalent than the other three risk factors, she said [....]

PLUS....

artappraiser — Thu, 08 Apr 2021 00:48:08 +0000

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PLUS....

A third of COVID-19 survivors in a study of more than 230,000 mostly American patients were diagnosed with a brain or psychiatric disorder within six months, suggesting the pandemic could lead to a wave of mental and neurological problems, scientists said https://t.co/gsBO4shHxE pic.twitter.com/VUtQghIjf0
— Reuters Science News (@ReutersScience) April 7, 2021

rational Asian-American guy

artappraiser — Sat, 03 Apr 2021 06:30:36 +0000

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rational Asian-American guy who groks the difference between a 1,000 per year and 3,000 a day, grieving for another tribe:

I cry for the people of Brazil #P1 is serious. The world better wake up.

(HT @MaxCRoser & @OurWorldInData) #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/uradMAlJeN
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) April 3, 2021

Real people, human beings, he relates

Over a year of magical

artappraiser — Sat, 03 Apr 2021 05:22:05 +0000

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Over a year of magical thinking across the globe:

Just a little reminder today. Dead people - don’t come back to life.
— Prof Alice Roberts (@theAliceRoberts) April 2, 2021

cumulating in Easter. The irony.

A mental health crisis was

artappraiser — Fri, 02 Apr 2021 02:42:09 +0000

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A mental health crisis was unraveling on college campuses. The pandemic has made it worse, via @laurenmlumpkin https://t.co/6tSYvdQZCE
— April D. Bethea (@AprilBethea) March 30, 2021

In England:

artappraiser — Fri, 02 Apr 2021 02:33:16 +0000

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In England:

"As a country we need to engage with what has happened, with the scale of the loss," said one of the painters https://t.co/5G16PIh3t4 First prominent UK example of a spontaneous, local Covid memorial, as many said would fill the void https://t.co/5G16PIh3t4 https://t.co/fv5tk1hW8J
— Alex Marshall (@alexmarshall81) April 1, 2021

Keep in mind everyone who

artappraiser — Tue, 30 Mar 2021 20:18:49 +0000

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Keep in mind everyone who lost a loved one in the past year, to any cause, not just Covid, was denied traditional funeral rites!