The past couple years during the pandemic have had a tremendous and costly impact on society’s collective mental health. What’s next? Examine patterns of MH/SA needs identified from living with COVID-19 for two years and discuss what MH/SA needs to expect in the future. Across society, mental health has been one of the most impacted areas of total health and wellness and has been highly publicized. What’s here to stay, and how does that impact how we think about mental health going forward? With increased publicity and campaigns to normalize MH/SA needs, what are the supply-side and demand-side limits?
By attending this session, you will be able to:
• Identify drivers of MH/SA services in the pandemic.
• Understand future expectations of MH/SA needs, with population specific considerations (ex. gender, business type, etc.).
• Analyze impact of increased awareness of MH/SA needs and reduced stigma.