Wales faces a wave of mental health problems in the wake of COVID-19, with younger adults, women and people from deprived areas suffering the most, new research has suggested.
A study by researchers at Cardiff University and Swansea University examined the impact of the pandemic on the mental wellbeing of the Welsh population. About half of the 13,000 participants reported clinically significant psychological distress, with about 20% saying they were suffering effects they described as ‘severe’.