Mental health is nearly always seen as an individual issue requiring individual solutions – yet in reality, it’s as much a problem for groups and organisations. One legacy of COVID-19 could be a revolution in how we measure mental health
To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, we highlight a new study which finds that increases in a population’s mental wellbeing are associated with lower health and social care costs in the following year
Office for National Statistics (05.05.21) An analysis of the proportion of the British adult population experiencing some form of depression in early 2021, by age, sex and other characteristics. Includes comparisons with 2020 and pre-pandemic estimates. Main points Around 1 in 5 (21%) adults experienced some form of depression in early 2021 (27 January to 7 March); this is an increase since November 2020 (19%) and more than double that observed before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic (10%). Around 1 in 3 (35%) adults who reported being unable to afford an unexpected expense...
The Conversation’s Kuba Shand-Baptiste host the webinar to discuss the realities of racial inequality and COVID-19. She is joined by Claudia Bernard from Goldsmiths, University of London, Winston Morgan from the University of East London, James Nazroo from the University of Manchester, and Mariko Hayashi from Southeast and East Asian Centre (SEEAC).
