We are committed to advancing these behavioral health efforts in order to better identify the effects of the pandemic on mental health, substance use, and well-being, and to take steps to address these effects for the people we serve. My Administration has made significant investments in mental health as well as substance use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery support for the American public, including by expanding access to community-based behavioral health services. Too many have felt the effects of social isolation, sickness, economic insecurity, increased caregiver burdens, and grief. In addition, the American public is grappling with a mental health crisis exacerbated by the pandemic. To organize the Federal Government’s response, executive departments and agencies (agencies) must work together to use the expertise, resources, and benefit programs of the Federal Government to ensure that we are accelerating scientific progress and providing individuals with the support and services they need. Our health care and support programs are working to help meet the needs of individuals experiencing the lasting effects of COVID-19. Our world-class research and public health organizations have begun the difficult work of understanding these new conditions, their causes, and potential prevention and treatment options. These symptoms may be affecting individuals’ ability to work, conduct daily activities, engage in educational activities, and participate in their communities.

Even young people and otherwise healthy people have reported long COVID symptoms that last for many months. These symptoms can persist long after the acute COVID-19 infection has resolved. Individuals experiencing long COVID report experiencing new or recurrent symptoms, which can include anxiety and depression, fatigue, shortness of breath, difficulty concentrating, heart palpitations, disordered sleep, chest and joint pain, headaches, and other symptoms. Many individuals report debilitating, long-lasting effects of having been infected with COVID-19, often called “long COVID.” These symptoms can happen to anyone who has had COVID-19 - including individuals across ages, races, genders, and ethnicities individuals with or without disabilities individuals with or without underlying health conditions and individuals whether or not they had initial symptoms. As we move forward, we commit to ensuring that families and communities can access these support programs and connect to resources they may need to help with their healing, health, and well-being.Īt the same time, many of our family members, neighbors, and friends continue to experience negative long-term effects of COVID-19. Many families and communities have already received support from Federal programs that help with the loss they have experienced. Each soul is irreplaceable, and the families and communities left behind are still reeling from profound loss. More than 200,000 children in the United States have lost a parent or caregiver to the disease. They were beloved parents, grandparents, children, siblings, spouses, neighbors, and friends. We move towards a future in which COVID-19 does not disrupt our daily lives and is something we prevent, protect against, and treat.Īs we chart the path forward, we remember the more than 950,000 people in the United States lost to COVID-19. Today, America has the tools to protect against COVID-19 and to dramatically decrease its risks. When I came into office, COVID-19 was wreaking havoc on our country - closing our businesses, keeping our kids out of school, and forcing us into isolation. My Administration has made combating the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, and guiding the Nation through the worst public health crisis in more than a century, our top priority. SUBJECT: Addressing the Long-Term Effects of COVID-19īy the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES

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