The 'shadow pandemic'Avery called mental health challenges a "shadow pandemic" that runs the risk of "overrunning the mental health system, which was already overburdened, particularly for youth." "Elevated rates of mental health challenges persisted for at least six years following the 1919 pandemic," the report reads. "Our bodies are equipped to get through traumatic experiences … and then we feel the impact of that trauma when that experience ends," said Haughton, a mental health advocate and manager at Stella's Place, which provides mental health services for young people. (Submitted by Octavia Sampson)Octavia Sampson also believes the need for mental health services will increase. A mental health counselor, Sampson co-founded the Afya Collective — a group that aims to support and provide physical, mental and social health services for Black women and girls.

Source: CBC News October 05, 2021 09:00 UTC