This respondent to a recent Young Minds survey hit the nail on the head. While the lockdown may be necessary to combat coronavirus, its effects on young people’s mental health are damaging, particularly on those with pre-existing conditions.
In that survey, 87% of respondents agreed they had felt lonely or isolated during the lockdown period, even though many (71%) had been able to stay in touch with friends, and 80% of respondents agreed that the coronavirus pandemic had made their mental health worse. 41% said it had made their mental health “much worse”, up from 32% in a previous survey last March. This was often related to increased feelings of anxiety, isolation, a loss of coping mechanisms or a loss of motivation.
In addition, among more than 1,000 respondents who were accessing mental health support in the three months leading up the crisis (including from the NHS, school and university counsellors, private providers, charities and helplines), 31% said they were no longer able to access support but still needed it. Of those who had not been accessing support immediately before the crisis, 40% said they had not looked for support but were struggling with their mental health.
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