Thread by @dianaberrent

"Diana Berrent is a Maryland resident who founded @Survivor_Corps, which is an online network of more than 200,000 people worldwide that connects survivors with resources and each other. She said the need is urgent."
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"We need a national, long COVID suicide hotline yesterday," Berrent said. "Mental health is a huge part of this, but I also want to be clear: There are neurological issues going on that need to be treated medically."
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'She said she is frightened by the long-term repercussions for pediatric COVID-19 patients."

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"That is why we need a registry so we are tracking people longitudinally because if in 10 years we have a rash of 25- or 30-year-olds with early-onset dementia, we need the first possible signal," Berrent said."

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