“In a first-person piece featured on BU Today, the dean of Boston University’s School of Public Health said “the mental health effects of COVID-19 can shape health for many years, long past the events that precipitated them.”
“While it can be difficult to take the long view when the events of the moment are so compelling,” Sandro Galeo wrote, “it is necessary if we are to ensure the steps we take now are in the best interest of public health once this pandemic passes and our task moves from one of response to one of recovery.”