Six out of 10 are afraid of experiencing mental health difficulties in the future, survey finds
About seven in 10 people also said that being treated for a mental health difficulty is still seen as a sign of personal failure, the survey found. Photograph: FranckreporterNine out of 10 people in Ireland believe that there is a worrying level of anxiety in Irish society and six out of 10 are afraid of experiencing mental health difficulties in the future, a new survey on attitudes to mental health and stigma has found.
“We saw a massive increase in anxiety in adults and children during Covid and it won’t disappear overnight. It is being sustained by economic challenges and the challenge of learning to deal with so much change over two years,” said Paul Gilligan, chief executive of St Patrick’s Mental Health Services with regard to the findings.
Eight out of 10 people surveyed said that they believed people in Ireland were more open about talking about mental health difficulties since the onset of the pandemic. And six out of 10 people said that they were more comfortable talking openly about their own mental health than they were before the pandemic. Nearly half of those surveyed in 2022 had also introduced new ways to manage their wellbeing since the pandemic began.
The pandemic also signalled an increase in parental concerns about their children’s mental health, the findings suggest, with 71 per cent of parents saying that they were worried about the issue compared with 57 per cent in 2019.
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