Experts warn of mental health fallout from mass US unemployment
by Lauren Aratani from on (#51NY9)
The coronavirus crisis is causing catastrophic levels of joblessness but the damage will not only be economic
The US faces a catastrophic rise in unemployment following the forced shutdown of businesses across the country to stop the spread of Covid-19 - and experts are warning it could trigger a severe mental health crisis.
In just two weeks, more than 9.95 million Americans have applied for unemployment - smashing all records. Economists are predicting the unemployment rate could rise as high as 30% as the pandemic sweeps across the country.
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