Behavioral Health & COVID-19: Higher-Risk Populations & Related Federal Relief Funding
On December 8, 2021, the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) published this report on behavioral health and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) regarding higher-risk populations and related federal relief funding. This report describes:
Populations that may be at higher risk of behavioral health effects.
The amount and type of funding the federal government provided in COVID-19 relief to address behavioral health needs.
Whether COVID-19 relief funds for behavioral health could serve higher risk populations, and how selected funding recipients plan to use these funds . . .
