Early snapshot of pandemic’s impact on children’s mental health

Psychiatric epidemiologist warns crisis too recent for conclusive results but shares some surprising, troubling early indications.

Clea Simon • harvard
April 21, 2022 ~7 min

Cost of distancing may outweigh benefits for healthy adults

Harvard experts say loneliness, isolation raise risk of depression, anxiety, heart ills.

Colleen Walsh • harvard
April 4, 2022 ~8 min


Mental health professionals push slow return post-COVID

A Harvard Chan School psychologist counseled awareness and flexibility as people return to work, school, or other pre-pandemic activities.

Alvin Powell • harvard
July 1, 2021 ~8 min

Ways to stay positive during this year’s holiday season

Harvard psychiatric epidemiologist Karestan Koenen said acknowledging that this Thanksgiving will be hard is a first step toward a meaningful holiday.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Nov. 18, 2020 ~6 min

How to ease loneliness and feel more connected

Harvard experts suggest using creativity and looking out for others as ways to get over our own loneliness as keeping socially distanced grinds on.

Alvin Powell • harvard
May 4, 2020 ~8 min

Rising mental health concerns in the coronavirus era

Uncertainty, unemployment, and ill health are combining to feed a rise in concern about America’s mental health as people shelter from the coronavirus and each other, a Harvard Chan School psychiatric epidemiologist said Thursday.

Alvin Powell • harvard
April 16, 2020 ~5 min

Chan School hosts online meetings to discuss updates

The Harvard Chan School of Public Health will launch a series of weekly interactive forums to discuss issues and options.

Clea Simon • harvard
March 17, 2020 ~5 min

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