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MEN T THE MED ICAL EST ABL ISH THE FUTURE PAST REFLEC TIONS AND HOPE FOR BY DR. CHAMINIE WHEELER EDITORIAL OPINION
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ur world has watched the unfolding of the trauma and lives lost in the last 2 years not only due to COVID19 but also due to the policies that were set in place to mange COVID19. Our nation has lost close to a million lives from or with COVID19. According to the National Alliance on Mental Health, 21% of U.S. adults experienced mental illness in 2020 (52.9 million people) and “suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death among people aged 10-34.” 1 All kinds of mandates that have crippled
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