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July 14, 2020

Pandemic is changing addiction care, for better and worse

HealthDay News

The COVID-19 pandemic is shaking up America's approach to addiction treatment, but the fallout hasn't been all bad, experts say.In-person support meetings either aren't happening or have been severely curtailed, and addiction centers are facing financial ruin because folks are too afraid of the coronavirus to seek treatment.

Jobs or kids? Parenting during the pandemic

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

What would happen to labor markets if child care didn’t exist? What would the work force look like if schools didn’t watch over children Monday through Friday?We now know.

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How the pandemic has altered expectations of remote work

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With the pandemic forcing the closure of many working spaces, the home has turned into the office for many workers. Morning Consult conducted a survey of current remote workers and adults who are able to work remote, exploring their preferences and experiences with remote work, comfort with returning to an office setting and how the change to working from home has affected their routines, purchasing habits and future plans.

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US launches suicide prevention campaign

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A national campaign to prevent suicide has been launched by the U.S. government.The REACH campaign urges people to reach out to others, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to acknowledge daily stress in people's lives, the Associated Press reported.It is the main component of a $53 million, two-year program to reduce high suicide rates, particularly among veterans.

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Coronavirus ups anxiety, depression in the LGBTQ community

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In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, anxiety and depression are striking many in the LGBTQ+ community for the first time, researchers say."What I was hearing at the beginning of the pandemic was that people who were already anxious were more anxious than ever, and we didn't find that," said researcher Annesa Flentje, an assistant professor in the University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing."In looking at averages across the LGBTQ+ population, we found the greatest changes in anxiety were among people who weren't anxious prior to the pandemic," she said in a university news release.

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How to fight against unconscious biases in the workplace

Employee Benefit News

Diversity and inclusion are two important goals for many companies, but employers’ efforts toward it can be undermined by bias — conscious and unconscious — in the workplace. Workplace bias takes many forms, such as microaggressions, and results in employees being unfairly excluded from experiences and opportunities.

Teletherapy, popular in the pandemic, may outlast it

The New York Times

The 10-year-old girl was afraid that her American Girl dolls — buried in the bedroom closet — would come alive and attack her. As the girl pointed her iPad at the scary closet door in a remote therapy session, her therapist, Daniela Owen, was able to coach her in real-time to conquer the fear of the dolls.“This wouldn’t have been as effective in my office,” Dr. Owen, a psychologist based in Oakland, later explained. “Being able to do the exposure in her room was so much more powerful.”Dr. Owen, like the overwhelming majority of therapists, switched from in-person to remote therapy during the coronavirus shutdown. According to a recent survey from the American Psychological Association, three-quarters of clinicians are doing only teletherapy, and another 16 percent are doing a combination of remote and in-person sessions.

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National survey measures mental health impact of COVID-19 pandemic

Harvard Medical School via Medical Xpress

More than 90% of people who responded to a new nationwide survey reported feeling increased worry, frustration, boredom or anxiety during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.The survey, which has been published online, was a collaboration between researchers at Harvard Medical School and the University of North Carolina School of Medicine.

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HRE soundbite: 'Virtual wellbeing is here to stay'

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With employees stuck at home due to the pandemic—far away from onsite fitness centers at their workplaces, and avoiding the gyms they used to frequent—a growing number of employers are turning to virtual fitness options to help workers stay fit.

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No one is exempt from pandemic stress: state of mental health and workplace wellness

Forbes

Recent studies show that the pandemic, quarantine and the prolonged nature of risk has affected the mental health of workers at every echelon of the career ladder. Few employees are exempt from the stressors and required changes. And a new Gallup study found that employees are 20% less likely to say they are well prepared to do their jobs now than a month ago due to the pandemic.

The 9-5 day is 'out of the question': Here's what going back to work in an office will be like

CNBC

What will it be like to go back to the office when countries start to loosen their lockdowns?Before the coronavirus pandemic hit, Tuomas Peltoniemi was used to traveling to China, Japan and Australia for up to 100 days a year in his role as executive vice-president and managing director for the Asia-Pacific region at ad agency R/GA.

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