Financial Anxiety is Becoming a Public Health Issue

• By: Angeleena Francis, LMHC AMFM Healthcare
• February 25th, 2026
• access to care, coping strategies, economic stress, financial anxiety, mental health, relationship strain, sleep disturbance, work performance
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Economic stress has long been framed as a personal budgeting challenge, or a macroeconomic concern measured in inflation rates, interest hikes, and employment numbers. But for millions of Americans, financial pressure is no longer an abstract concept, it is a daily psychological burden that is...