When The Pandemic Ends, Then What?

We’ve all seen the numbers. Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic and compared to 2018, U.S. adults are eight times more likely to fit criteria for serious mental illness (27.7% vs. 3.4%) and three times more likely to fit criteria for moderate or serious mental illness (70.4% vs. 22.0%)—and there has been a surge in consumers reaching out for health care services (see Mental Distress Among U.S. Adults During The COVID-19 Pandemic and A New Look At Social Determinants, Post-Pandemic).

So it was with great interest that I recently . . .