{"id":6693,"date":"2021-05-21T09:43:09","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T09:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cov19chronicles.com\/?p=6693"},"modified":"2023-04-26T16:04:47","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T15:04:47","slug":"we-need-to-talk-about-mental-health-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cov19chronicles.com\/we-need-to-talk-about-mental-health-2\/","title":{"rendered":"We Need to Talk about Mental Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Professor Marie Gillespie, Ahmad Al-Rashid and Kelly Wearing argue that while there has been a surge in mental illness during the pandemic, it remains a taboo subject for many asylum seekers and refugees, so it\u2019s time to challenge the stigma, seek support and #LeaveNoOneBehind<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n During the pandemic, most of us experienced higher levels of stress, anxiety, depression and other forms of mental ill-health. The COVID-19 pandemic has either worsened pre-existing mental health conditions among marginalised adults and children, or created new vulnerabilities. The main sources of distress are psycho-social stress factors, such as fear of eviction; loss or reduction of livelihood; different forms of discrimination; sexual and gender-based violence; confinement measures; overloaded residential resources or homelessness; and stigmatisation due to mental health issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As we launch our exhibition space for mental health awareness week<\/a>, we draw attention to the effects of the pandemic on marginalised groups. Over the last year our Covid Chronicles project<\/a> has highlighted how those living the extremes of precarity, including asylum-seekers and undocumented workers, the homeless and destitute, suffer disproportionately with mental ill-health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n During the pandemic, most of us experienced higher levels of stress, anxiety, depression and other forms of mental ill-health. The COVID-19 pandemic has either worsened pre-existing mental health conditions among marginalised adults and children, or created new vulnerabilities. The main sources of distress are psycho-social stress factors, such as fear of eviction; loss or reduction of livelihood; different forms of discrimination; sexual and gender-based violence; confinement measures; overloaded residential resources or homelessness; and stigmatisation due to mental health issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As we launch our exhibition space for mental health awareness week<\/a>, we draw attention to the effects of the pandemic on marginalised groups. Over the last year our Covid Chronicles project<\/a> has highlighted how those living the extremes of precarity, including asylum-seekers and undocumented workers, the homeless and destitute, suffer disproportionately with mental ill-health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nWhat is Mental Health Awareness Week? <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
What is Mental Health Awareness Week? <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Nature and Mental Health<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n