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August 24, 2022
COVID-19’s Legacy of Mental Health Problems

COVID-19’s Legacy of Mental Health Problems – Therapist, Lee Hawker Weighs In.

Throughout the pandemic, we saw increasing numbers of people suffering from anxiety, depression, loneliness, and other mental health concerns. Addictive behaviours with social isolation and the loss of human connection resulting in some of the nation turning to alcohol and in some cases drugs as a coping mechanism were seen to be also on a sharp rise.