Newswise — The many impacts the pandemic has had on children, adolescents, and adults, including those diagnosed with a mental illness before the pandemic started, have highlighted the value of the science of mental health and its application. In this hourlong webinar, you’ll hear from four expert psychological scientists who will report primary data and review the emerging literature on COVID-19 and its effects on mental health and illness. Topics include: 

Mental Health and Clinical Psychological Science in the Time of COVID-19: June Gruber, University of Colorado Boulder

Racial Differences in the Psychosocial Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Veterans with Psychosis or Recent Homelessness: Derek M. Novacek, University of California, Los Angeles

Age and Gender Differences in Anxiety, Depression and Loneliness During COVID-19: Christopher Beam, University of Southern California

No Exit: Couples’ Distress and Substance Use During Lockdown: Sherry Stewart, Dalhousie University

Moderated by Allison Harvey, University of California, Berkeley.

Reporter registration and more information, contact: [email protected]