Obviously is being held remotely. All members and witnesses will participate Via Videoconferencing as part of our hearing microphones will be set on mute to eliminate background noise. Members and witnesses, youre going to have to unmute your microphone each time you wish to speak. So i just say that as a reminder and as a little housekeeping issue, but please remember to do that. Documents for the record can be sent to megan mullen at the email address we provided to your staff. All documents will be entered into the record at the conclusion of the hearing. The chair now recognizes herself for five minutes for an Opening Statement. Lets see, where is the clock on the screen . There it is, okay. In any given year, one in five adults experience a Mental Illness such as depression, anxiety, or bipolar disorder. But 2020 has been a year like no other. In a recent poll, half of adults report that their Mental Health has been negatively impacted due to the coronavirus. One can only imagine
And make sure that they get exactly what they need. The chair would like to recognize the gentleman from oregon, mister schrader. Is he available . Not seeing or hearing him. The chair recognizes Mister Kennedy. Mister kennedy available . Not in his chair. Then the chair will recognize thegentleman from New Hampshire , miss custer or five minutes of questions. You need to unmute. You. Thank you very much. Thank you madam chair. I appreciate this hearing and i appreciate the opportunity to address you on this important issue. Here in New Hampshire weve had a dramatic increase. Depression, anxiety, trauma and grief as a result of covid and we are struggling as well with changes to the Economic Impact on our Healthcare Providers particularly Mental Health providers. 83 percent of small and large groups Substance Abuse providers have described what is a Financial Hardship as a result of covid and 48 percent of those providers have had to cancel income generating events while 74 percent hav
Maintaining our Mental Health during a Global Pandemic there are worrying signs of growing anxiety as people around the world adjust to a new way of living so how can we deal with this and what are the long term effects this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program im a homage enjoy him our world is experiencing an Extraordinary Health emergency hundreds of millions of people have been told to stay home and limit their contact with others the coronavirus pandemic has killed nearly 11000 people and cases continue to rise and the situation is creating panic and anxiety for some Health Experts are now warning are Mental Health is at stake nearly 264000000 people suffer from some sort of anxiety disorder and the Global Health crisis is leading to a loss of sleep concentration and stress for many doctors say theyre treating patients whove been affected by the constant bombardment of information about the virus and the uncertainty it brings so how do you protect your Mental Health w
Maintaining our Mental Health during a Global Pandemic there are worrying signs of growing anxiety as people around the world adjust to a new way of living so how can we deal with this and what are the long term effects this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program im a homage enjoy him our world is experiencing an Extraordinary Health emergency hundreds of millions of people have been told to stay home and limit their contact with others the coronavirus pandemic has killed nearly 11000 people and cases continue to rise and the situation is creating panic and anxiety for some Health Experts are now warning are Mental Health is at stake nearly 264000000 people suffer from some sort of anxiety disorder and the Global Health crisis is leading to a loss of sleep concentration and stress for many doctors say theyre treating patients whove been affected by the constant bombardment of information about the virus and the uncertainty it brings so how do you protect your Mental Health w
And current affairs. Maintaining our Mental Health during a Global Pandemic there are worrying signs of growing anxiety as people around the world adjust to a new way of living so how can we deal with this and what are the long term effects this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program im a homage enjoy him our world is experiencing an Extraordinary Health emergency hundreds of millions of people have been told to stay home and limit their contact with others the coronavirus pandemic has killed nearly 11000 people and cases continue to rise and the situation is creating panic and anxiety for some Health Experts are now warning are Mental Health is at stake nearly 264000000 people suffer from some sort of anxiety disorder and the Global Health crisis is leading to a loss of sleep concentration and stress for many doctors say theyre treating patients whove been affected by the constant bombardment of information about the virus and the uncertainty it brings so how do you protect