(CNN) As many as 75,000 Americans could die because of drug or alcohol misuse and suicide as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, according to an analysis conducted by the national public health group Well Being Trust. "We should expand the use of evidence-based interventions through technology while we work to build the mental health system that we all deserve. We're never going to have enough of the mental health workforce we need, so we should get creative with technology as well as who can deliver mental health care." "Without a clear framework for comprehensively addressing mental health and addiction, we will continue to tinker and play whack-a-mole looking for solutions." But they warned that even technology, if used robustly, by friends, religious groups and mental health experts may not suffice to solve the problem.

Source: CNN May 08, 2020 04:41 UTC