How to Access and Afford Mental Health Treatment During the Coronavirus

Name: How to Access and Afford Mental Health Treatment During the Coronavirus
Item: How to Access and Afford Mental Health Treatment During the Coronavirus
Author: Deb Gordon

Like physical health, mental health is important for long-term well-being. During times of crisis, caring for your mental health can help you stay healthy and manage stress, anxiety and depression.

ByDeb Gordon

Updated: January 8, 2024

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About Deb Gordon

Deb Gordon is author of The Health Care Consumer’s Manifesto (Praeger 2020), a book about shopping for health care, based on consumer research she conducted as a senior fellow in the Harvard Kennedy School’s Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government between 2017 and 2019. Deb is an Aspen Institute Health Innovators Fellow, and an Eisenhower Fellow, for which she traveled to Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore to explore the role of consumers in high-performing health systems.

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