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Dr. Rochelle Head-Dunham Says COVID-19 Has Made Racial Disparities Impossible to Deny

Psychiatrist Rochelle Head-Dunham, M.D., executive and medical director for the Metropolitan Human Services District in New Orleans, says we’ve reached a point in American history where the collision of a viral pandemic and systemic racism has unveiled unequivocal racial disparities. Unlike COVID-19, racism, and how it infects all systems, is

COVID-19: Employment is the Most Critical Intervention in Crisis Prevention and Recovery

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Bob Drake Says Employment is the Most Critical Intervention in Crisis Prevention and Recovery

We interviewed Dr. Robert E. Drake, co-developer of the supported employment model Individual Placement and Support (IPS), before COVID-19 hit, with absolutely no idea what was in store for us. A global pandemic that, for many people, has impacted day-to-day life. In April, unemployment in the U.S. spiked to 14.7%.