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A Look Back at National News in 2021

January 07, 2022

News Type:  Weekly Spark, Weekly Spark News

Amid COVID and Racial Unrest, Black Churches Put Faith in Mental Health Care—Kaiser Health News 

Will the Pandemic Result in More Suicides?—The New York Times Magazine 

Why a Focus on Mental Health Is Essential for Students Returning to School in the Fall, Experts Say—ABC News 

The “Double Closet:” Why Some Bisexual People Struggle with Mental Health—The New York Times 

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The Suicide Prevention Resource Center at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center is supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), under Grant No. 1H79SM083028-03

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