Mental

3D rendering of the new coronavirus, Covid-19. A man tells of his Covid-19 journey, which required a great deal of mental strength.Ramohemi Motshegoa describes his experience of excruciating pain on the 8th day of his journey.Motshegoa fought the virus in isolation at home with the support of his family. A Covid-19 survivor who has shared his…

By Adam Vaughan Many people are struggling with anxiety and depression during the covid-19 pandemicIsabel Infantes/EMPICS Entertai “Everything just went haywire. My moods were all over the place,” says Black actor and producer Dami Adeyeye, as he describes the perfect storm of living with his family under lockdown in the UK, watching police brutality in…

Share on PinterestWhy are migrants with undocumented status in the U.S. often unable to access mental healthcare? We investigate.Trigger warning: This feature mentions experiences of trauma and sexual abuse. Please read at your own discretion.According to Migration Policy Institute estimates, there are around 11,300,000 migrants with undocumented status living in the U.S.The institute report that…

A young East Bay man, struggling with schizophrenia and addiction, breaks his sobriety and fatally overdoses on drugs after COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders cut him off from in-person meetings with his therapist. Teens suffer breakdowns over their loss of contact with school and friends. Black residents, including the mother of a police shooting victim, find themselves…

Share on PinterestIn this Special Feature, we look at how racism impacts community-wide access to formal mental healthcare support.Recently, Fiona Godlee — editor-in-chief at the BMJ — wrote a column in which she called racism “the other pandemic.” “Racism is suddenly and at last everyone’s business, and acting against it is everyone’s responsibility,” she points…