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The House Appropriations Committee held a hearing today to discuss Covid-19 and the mental health and substance use crisis.

So far, Congress’ response to the pandemic has included little funding for the prevention and treatment of mental illness.

A Joint Economic Committee report from October found that almost half of young people aged 18-29 have reported having depressive symptoms and/or generalized anxiety disorder, the highest rate of mental illness of any age group.
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The report also noted that Black and Latinx populations have reported some of the highest rates of mental illness during the pandemic, likely because they are bearing the brunt of its health and economic impacts.

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