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Jeffrey Anvari-Clark, Assistant Professor of Social Work, University of North Dakota

Losing your job is bad for your health, but there are things you can do to minimize the harm

Losing your job can hurt you in many ways. Maskot/Getty Images

The Trump administration’s firing and furloughing of tens of thousands of federal workers and contractors have obviously caused economic hardship for Americans employed in national parks, research labs and dozens of government agencies.

As a professor of social work who studies how people’s finances affect their physical and mental well-being, I’m concerned about the health hazards they’ll face too.

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