2021 California Health Equity Summit The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemia on Latino Behavioral Health

Microsoft PowerPoint - Aguilar-Gaxiola_CHES_06_11_21_FNL 6/14/2021 2021 California Health Equity Summit 2021 California Health Equity Summit The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemia on Latino Behavioral Health Sergio Aguilar‐Gaxiola, MD, PhD Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine Director, Center for Reducing Health Disparities UC Davis Health June 11, 2021 Before COVID-19: Pervasive Social and Struct. [...] I am now 41% agreed it had made their mental health much washing my hands every worse five minutes or using hand sanitizer.” 40% agreed it had made their mental health a bit worse “I have an eating disorder, 5% agreed it had made no difference to their mental and it has brought up so health many urges to relapse to take control. [...] Thousands of children have lost a parent or grandparent to the disease.” Suicide, Substance use and other mental health risks 25.5% of the young people 18- to 24-year-olds — The current pandemic, is a seriously considered suicide in the past 30 days breeding ground for mental health disaster, Dr. [...] Protect mental health infrastructure with public policies and development efforts • Focus efforts on prevention, early intervention, and community engagement as they are key to mental health and wellness • Broaden the scope of prevention to include a strong focus on mental health equity and social and economic determinants of health 2. [...] Strengthen public awareness and engagement of people with mental disorders • Implement screening to identify ACEs and individuals at highest risk including suicide risk • Increase availability of primary care and mental health professionals trained to treat those with prolonged grief, depression, trauma, and substance abuse • Focus on families and communities to creatively restore the approaches b.