skyrocketing, mental health professionals are stepping up to help those in need here's cnbc's kate rogers. >> if the pandemic's effects have left you feeling anxious, depressed, stressed or having a hard time sleeping, you may feel alone, but you're not. in fact, of psychologists who treat anxiety disorders, nearly 3/4 saw an increase in the need for such treatment since covid took hold. 60% of those treating depression saw an increase, and similar rates for stress-related and sleep-related disorders. >> that first rush was both anxiety in terms of the daily uncertainty of, you know, what was going to happen in terms of the pandemic and then i think it turned to a lot of sadness >> reporter: there are dozens of telehealth therapy apps online including better help, doctor on demand and talk space. they've gotten a boost over the last year as the mental health conversation has gone mainstream data show the global telehealth market is projected to hit $312 billion by 2026, more than quadrupling in size from 2019. and even though there still aren't enough practitioners to go around and cost i

a staggering nationwide scheme to rip off taxpayers and steal money meant for small businesses kate rogers with a cnbc investigation, stealing from main street. >> reporter: with guns drawn, police in florida order the driver out of his car. >> step out of the vehicle step out of the vehicle. >> reporter: responding to an unrelated complaint, officers discover the suspect has an outstanding warrant for defrauding the small business administration >> put your hands behind your back. >> reporter: it's one example of a potential overall $84 billion fraud to steal money meant to help small businesses. richard clark is a detective with the lauderhill, florida, police department. >> based on my experience, i mean, a lot of people have taken advantage of lapses in the system to benefit personally from applying for loans, either deceptively or using other person's information. >> reporter: clark says 32-year-old xavier taylor was able to obtain $81,100 from the sba's paycheck protection program by stealing personal information from a business owner. facing multiple fraud charges, taylor has pled n

following every move of the condiment crisis, here is cnbc's kate rogers >> reporter: demand for the condiment at home, restaurants, and to go is on the rise people are even bidding for packets on ebay. industry leader, heinz, says demand was greater than supply over the course of the pandemic. it's ramped up production to make 25%-more product. that's 12 billion ketchup packets a year the company's also added 40 new jobs and fast tracked some covid-safe innovations, like no-touch dispensers, ready in just four months debuting, last fall. but some restaurants are already feeling the squeeze. when the pandemic hit, texas roadhouse shifted its business model, from in-store dining, to takeout and delivery as consumers order out, more, and begin dining on-site, again, the company says it's running low on ketchup. >> when we first started having shortages, it was like how can we -- what can we do and so, you know, our operators were having to run out to costco or -- or sam's clubs and buy and that's just not sustainable. >> reporter: the company has just-over-600 locations and used nearly

here's cnbc's kate rogers. >> reporter: after more than a year in the dark, independent music and theater venues are getting a much needed lifeline from the small business administration, billions will be made available for operators as lovers of concerts and theaters wait for the music to begin again. ♪ it's a crime so convenient ♪ >> advocates say these venues are a crucial part of the nation's comeback. >> we are part of the backbone of our local economies because for every dollar spent at a small music venue on aticket, $12 of economic activity is realized for area businesses and so they recognize that if they want their communities to come back once it's safe to reopen fully, they're going to need this economic magnet of independent venues like ours. >> reporter: the national independent venue association estimates hundreds of venues have closed for good as the pandemic ravaged the industry in 2020 at the independent in san francisco, business is down nearly 100% over the last year with merchandise sales bringing in a tiny bit of revenue the grant program can't come soon enough w

here's cnbc's kate rogers. >> reporter: if you look past the dusty roads, piled up cars and garbage, rvs and makeshift shelters under interstate 880, you'll final something unexpected there is a communal kitchen, hot shower, health clinic, and pizza parties are held for the wood street encampment. it is called could have been on wood the idea sprung up thanks to organizers local groups, essential food and medicine and artist building communities along with input from residents >> we believe the residents themselves are the ones that have the solutions and the answers. they're already doing it we just need to stop criminalizing people for not having a home. >> reporter: a go fund me page for cobb on wood has raised $22,000 with the hopes of expanding into residential cabins this person has been living in an rv on the wood street encampment for seven years with her dog brucy. she now run the kitchen. >> we can be empowered to do things ourselves and not have to lean so on the outside community. >> reporter: while it has been a bright spot for some, there is talk that people will be kic