This month the following articles and research caught my eye, including:

• A headline that the USPSTF has created a plan for PCPs to screen for social determinants of health;

• How COVID is impacting mental health, compounded by increases in families reporting food insecurity and loss of health insurance and child care. Domestic violence is suspected to be on the rise too (we don’t have good data sadly to track this consistently in the U.S.) and new research is out on DV screening rates.

• New research showing that though mental health apps are being developed at extremely fast rates, they are not being utilized widely.

• Obstetric care and Adverse Childhood Experiences - a jarring personal overview of why this really matters