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Poll: Has your mental health been affected since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic?

Many people have been affected by job losses, isolation and a lack of social interaction in recent months.

IT’S BEEN A tough few months since the Covid-19 pandemic took hold of the nation. 

Many people have been affected by job losses, isolation and a lack of social interaction, and the loss of loved ones. 

Today, youth mental health charity Jigsaw said it saw a 50% increase in demand for its services in August this year compared to the same period last year. 

There has also been an over 400% increase of traffic to its e-mental health platform over the last six months, a surge in demand for its schools supports and a month-on-month increase to calls to 1800 JIGSAW support line.

So, today we want to know: Has your mental health been affected since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic?


Poll Results:

Yes (8281)
No (3940)
I'm not sure / no opinion (920)

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