COVID-19 Brings Persistent Racial and Ethnic Disparities to Focus: Implications for Population Mental Health

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Meeting format: Zoom

Event Type: Lecture / Seminar

Contact: Shaili Jha, sjha@hsph.harvard.edu

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Event Overview:

As with everything in public health, we are seeing disproportionate effects of COVID-19 on racial and ethnic minorities. Based on data coming from some states in the US, there are disparities in who gets infected, gets tested, and dies from COVID-19. We also know that mental and behavioral health are frequently unaddressed in racial and ethnic minority communities. Given the growing evidence showing mental health effects of COVID-19, this panel discussion is focused on the roles communities and institutions can play in addressing racial and ethnic disparities in mental health care. 

Hosted by:  

Dr. Karestan Koenen

Professor

Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health

Dr. Bizu Gelaye

Assistant Professor

Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health

Panelists:

Dr. Margarita Alegria

Professor, Departments of Medicine & Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Chief, Disparities Research Unit, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital

Dr. Cindy Liu

Director, Developmental Risk and Cultural Disparities Program

Assistant Professor, Departments of Pediatric Newborn Medicine & Psychiatry

Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Dr. Kimberlyn Leary

Associate Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management

Enabling Change Program Director, DrPH Program

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health 

Associate Professor of Psychology, McLean Hospital & Harvard Medical School

Additional information:

This event is open to the public, does not require registration, and will be recorded for those who cannot attend live.  

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Please join the COVID-19 Mental Health listserv for resources:  https://hsph.me/listserv