Based on studies of previous recessions and periods of high unemployment, researchers are calling for policy actions to help mitigate the mental health risks associated with rising unemployment resulting from the COVID-19 crisis.
Dr. Katherine M. Keyes was the second speaker in the College of Health and Human Services Dean’s Seminar Series on January 27, 2020. Keyes is an associate professor of epidemiology and co-director of the Psychiatric Epidemiology Training Program at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. She shared her research and the current understanding on the increase of depressive symptoms and suicide in adolescent girls.
Miki Nishida Goerdt, LCSW, LCSW-C, ATR-BC, is a Board-Certified Art Therapist and Clinical Social Worker licensed in Virginia and Maryland. With 20+ years of experience, she specializes in culturally responsive therapy for older adults, immigrants, and communities of color, integrating art and social justice in healing practices.
