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Are minorities more at risk of mental health problems during this pandemic?

Local broadcast news outlet WSNN has done an interview with Tracey Weeden, head of First Step of Sarasota's In-Patient & Residential Services, about the effects of COVID-19 on minority populations.

Tracey Weeden, head of First Step of Sarasota's 
In-Patient & Residential Services.

July is Minority Mental Health Awareness month, an observance seeking to destigmatize mental illness among people of color.

"Minority populations have been disproportionally dying from COVID-19,  disproportionally affected by COVID-19, including access to appropriate healthcare," Weeden said.

This link will take you to the video of the interview. 

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