Health Populi September 10, 2024
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has been an outspoken advocate calling out the state of mental health in America for all health citizens, young and old alike.
He wrote the book, Together, reflecting on the toxic side effect of the COVID-19 pandemic that exacerbated many Americans’ feelings of loneliness and lack of human connection.
Most recently, he’s raised the issue of parents’ anxiety and stress, especially in light of children’s use of social media and the recognition of children’s need for access to therapy.
Parents are also at-risk, Dr. Murthy asserted as a national call-to-public-health-action.
In my advisory work across the health/care ecosystem, I’ve long understood the co-morbidity of mental health conditions with medical conditions, whether for a newly-diagnosed...