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Covid-19 has put unprecedented pressures on the mental health of millions of people in the UK--including young people, new mothers and healthcare professionals Here, Waters looks at the impact, now and moving forward, plus what\'s needed to help Experts are now predicting at least half a million more people in the UK may experience mental health problems as a result of Covid-19, if the pandemic is followed by a recession on the scale of the 2008 financial crash If there is a second wave of Covid-19 and the economy is damaged further, this particular forecast from the charity Centre for Mental Health (CMH) predicts the effects on mental health will be greater--and last longer Even with lockdown easing, there are worrying signs of an impending mental health crisis
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