COVID-19’s Long Tail: Developing a Mental Health Strategy for Recovery webinar

COVID-19 is leaving a long tail of psycho-social impacts from the variety of losses that people have experienced during the pandemic such as death, illness, housing and job insecurity, and absence of in-person treatment. Policymakers and funders need a sustained and intentional strategy to address these challenges as part of a holistic post-pandemic recovery.

The Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) hosted a webinar to explore how grantmakers can approach trauma and grief resulting from the pandemic in a way that has national or international scope but local impact. Mental health experts and philanthropic leaders discussed their grantmaking practices and proposals. They also explored how their funding is sensitive to the disparate impacts of COVID-19 and discussed ways that funders can be advocates for the mental health needs of individuals, families and communities that have suffered multiple losses due to weather-related disasters, pandemics and economic suffering.

CDP Director of Learning and Partnerships Tanya Gulliver-Garcia moderated the discussion and panelists included:
- Dr. Drea Canales, The Headington Institute
- Heather Nesle, New York Life Foundation
- Sally Ray, CDP

This webinar was presented in partnership with the New York Life Foundation and was co-sponsored by Giving Compass, Council on Foundations, Philanthropy New York, Grantmakers in Health, National VOAD and National Center for Family Philanthropy.