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Recovering From Ruins: a special report on anxiety and depression amid wildfires and COVID
Amid the worldwide pandemic, Licensed Professional Counselor Lisa Jamison said depression and anxiety were already high but following the South Obenchain and Almeda fires on Sept. 8, suicidal ideation and self-harm have grown even higher.
“Depression and anxiety are through the roof,” Jamison said. “The anxiety around everything that is going on has just increased. It’s just such a hard time.”
Rates of depression in the U.S. have tripled since the onset of Covid-19, according to a fall Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Network study – and this trend isn’t expected to subside anytime soon.
Locally the combination of the wildfires and the strain of the coronavirus pandemic has increased the need for mental health treatment.
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Eugene6 days ago
Parents arrested after leaving two 16-year-old teens on side of I-105 following verbal dispute involving girl’s boyfriend
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Oregon3 days ago
Oregon Gov. Kotek speaks out after federal judge extended legal block against Postal Service, says President Trump ‘has to follow the law, just like everybody else’
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Eugene3 days ago
Oregon Sen. Merkley takes aim at President Trump after announcement of massive 250-foot arch, accuses him of spending Americans’ tax dollars on a monument to his ego
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Eugene3 days ago
Eugene police rescue 15-year-old after woman allegedly takes teen, leads officers on high-speed chase across Oregon before being arrested in The Dalles
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Eugene6 days ago
Eugene Springfield Fire responds to South Eugene house fire after smoke reported from roof
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Eugene3 days ago
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Eugene6 days ago
Man arrested after causing disturbance and trying to bypass TSA checkpoint at Eugene Airport
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Oregon3 days ago
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