Healio (9/9, Keenan) reports, “Adverse mental health symptoms and substance use were more prevalent among U.S. adults with disability than those without before and after the COVID-19 pandemic,” investigators concluded. Utilizing “nonprobability-based internet surveys, the COVID-19 Outbreak Public Evaluation (COPE) Initiative determined factors associated with adverse mental health symptoms and substance use among 5,119 adults with disabilities…between February and March.” The findings were published Aug. 27 in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Related Links:
— “Substance use, adverse mental health symptoms high among adults with disabilities “Julie S Keenan, Healio, September 9, 2021