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Study links Covid, Brexit and Truss budget to lasting mental health decline
Original: Covid, Brexit and Liz Truss mini-budget led to lasting decline in mental health, study finds https://www.theguardian.com
A new UK study concludes that the Covid pandemic, Brexit and Liz Truss's 2022 mini-budget each contributed to a lasting decline in the nation's mental health. Researchers reportedly found cumulative damage from repeated economic and social shocks, with effects persisting years after each event. The findings are drawing attention to how political and economic crises leave long-term scars on public wellbeing, and are prompting debate about how governments should weigh mental health impacts of major policy decisions.
Why now: A newly published study draws a direct line between major recent UK crises and long-term damage to public mental health.
NHSLiz TrussUnited KingdomThe Guardian
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- Covid, Brexit and Liz Truss mini-budget led to lasting decline in mental health, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/08/covid-brexit-liz-truss-mini-budget-lasting-decline-mental-health-uk-study # MentalHealth # Politics # Society · guardian_world@robot.villas · 4
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