Cormier, Christopher J.McGrew, JohnRuble, LisaFischer, Melanie2023-04-102023-04-102022-04Cormier CJ, McGrew J, Ruble L, Fischer M. Socially distanced teaching: The mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on special education teachers. J Community Psychol. 2022;50(3):1768-1772. doi:10.1002/jcop.22736https://hdl.handle.net/1805/32304This article is made available for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or be any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.Little is known about the impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on special education teachers. Of 468 surveyed across the United States, 38.4% met clinical criteria for generalized anxiety disorder, a rate 12.4 times greater than the U.S. population, and 37.6% for major depressive disorder, a rate 5.6 times greater than the population. Race/ethnicity, gender, or school funding was not related to mental health. The impact of the pandemic was moderate to extreme on stress (91%), depression (58%), anxiety (76%), and emotional exhaustion (83%).en-USPublic Health EmergencyMental health of teachersSpecial education teachersCOVID‐19Article