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Depression and anxiety spiked among black Americans after George Floyd’s death

Depression and anxiety spiked among black Americans after George Floyd’s death

Add to list On my list Americans were already struggling with of amid the coronavirus pandemic. Then came the video of George Floyd’s death at the hands of police. Within a week, anxiety and depression among African Americans shot to higher rates than experienced by any other racial or ethnic group, with 41 percent screening positive for at least one of those symptoms, data from the Census Bureau shows. Anxiety and depression spike for black and Asian Americans after the police killing of George Floyd Percent screening positive for anxiety and/or depression 45% screened positive Latino 41%...

June 12, 2020
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A third of Americans now show signs of clinical anxiety or depression, Census Bureau finds amid coronavirus pandemic

A third of Americans now show signs of clinical anxiety or depression, Census Bureau finds amid coronavirus pandemic

Add to list On my list For every 100 American adults, show symptoms of ,or 20 both anxietyand depressive disorders show symptoms of alone show symptoms of alone For every 100 American adults, show symptoms of, or 20 anxiety and depression show symptoms of alone show symptoms of alone For every 100 American adults, show symptoms of, or 20 anxiety and depression show symptoms of alone show symptoms of alone For every 100 American adults, show symptoms of,, or 20 anxiety and depression show symptoms of alone show symptoms of alone A third of Americans are showing signs of clinical anxiety or...

May 26, 2020
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More than half of emergency small-business funds went to larger businesses, new data shows

More than half of emergency small-business funds went to larger businesses, new data shows

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareMore than half of the money from the Treasury Department’s coronavirus emergency fund for small businesses went to just 5 percent of the recipients, according to data on more than 5 million loans that was released by the government Tuesday evening in response to a Freedom of Information Act request and lawsuit. on the government’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), about 600 mostly larger companies, including dozens of national chains, received the maximum amount allowed under the program of $10 million.Officials from the...

December 2, 2020
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The covid-19 recession is the most unequal in modern U.S. history

The covid-19 recession is the most unequal in modern U.S. history

Between February and April, 10 percent of Americans ages 25 to 54 lost their jobs. The employed percentage of the population dropped to its according to Labor Department data.By August, employment had recovered to the , in the wake of the Great Recession.Zooming out beyond prime working age to employment among shows the full scope of the pandemic recession. About half of the employment lost between February and April has been recovered. But the pain is not spread evenly. saw the steepest initial employment losses and still have the most ground to make up to reach pre-pandemic employment.The...

September 30, 2020
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‘The volume has been turned up on everything’: Pandemic places alarming pressure on transgender mental health

‘The volume has been turned up on everything’: Pandemic places alarming pressure on transgender mental health

Add to list On my list The surgery was supposed to be a turning point. Brenda Emery spent a year preparing for the vaginoplasty. To save up for it, she took jobs in food service straight out of college and moved in with her mother. She talked at length to therapists and medical experts to make sure the procedure to modify her lower body was what she really wanted as a transgender woman. After the surgery, Emery hoped, she would be fully comfortable in her own body. Finally, she could pursue dreams of working in local theaters that had been put on hold to save money. So this March, she quit...

August 18, 2020
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