REACH for mental health in the COVID19 pandemic: an urgent call for public health action

Abstract

Our submission is responsive to the urgent need for public mental health action prompted by the escalating COVID-19 pandemic. In it, we review the evidence calling for urgent public mental health action, propose a mental health equivalent fo the World Health Organization’s 'Do the Five' concept, and describe the 'REACH for Mental Health' public health measure we have launched at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.