The Growing Mental Health Crisis From COVID-19 in Austin - Austin Monthly Magazine
The Growing Mental Health Crisis From COVID-19 in Austin When COVID-19 first made its way to Austin in March, many believed it would bring little more than a few weeks of working and schooling from home. Instead, it has evolved into a transformative pandemic that has upended America and created a number of unexpected side effects. Most notably, the weight of nine months (and counting) in flux and more than a million coronavirus cases in Texas has generated a widespread mental health crisis. As life skidded to a halt and Austinites grappled with vital but taxing safety measures like social dis...