David Blumenthal, president of the Commonwealth Fund, said the survey "highlights deep disparities in our country and failures in our health care system that we can no longer accept."
Mental health and economic challenges from COVID-19 are taking a greater toll on Black and Latino Americans than on whites, according to a new survey from the Commonwealth Fund.
Latino and Black people, women and people with low incomes are most at risk of mental health concerns because of the pandemic, the report said. While many Americans are experiencing mental health problems from COVID-19, some groups are experiencing stress, anxiety or great sadness over the pandemic at higher rates.
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Charles Toutant
Charles Toutant is a litigation writer for the New Jersey Law Journal.
