Now, Duke University scholars are addressing research they’ve found on mental health struggles during the pandemic. “In our sample, a full 50 percent – half of these parents are screening positive for serious depression or anxiety, or both," said Anna Gassman-Pines, an associate professor of public policy, psychology and neuroscience, and faculty affiliate of the Center for Child and Family Policy. They’re tied to poor health over time,” said Kyle Bourassa, a clinical psychologist and a postdoctoral scholar at the Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development at Duke University Medical Center.