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#Covid19 hasn’t created a #MentalHealth crisis, it’s shone a light on the existing one 
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There are signs the pandemic is also making things worse. So what can we learn?
Here’s a thread on how people across the world are coping and what it means for researchhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⬇️" title="Pfeil nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach unten">
There are signs the pandemic is also making things worse. So what can we learn?
Here’s a thread on how people across the world are coping and what it means for research
An increased sense of community helped some:
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤝" title="Handschlag" aria-label="Emoji: Handschlag"> 6,000 new mutual aid groups appeared around the world
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🗽" title="Freiheitsstatue" aria-label="Emoji: Freiheitsstatue"> In NYC, 10,000 people volunteered to deliver groceries and prescriptions
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⏰" title="Wecker" aria-label="Emoji: Wecker"> In the UK, 3.6 million hours of help were given
To combat boredom, some people accessed green spaces and moved more:
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌲" title="Immergrüner Baum" aria-label="Emoji: Immergrüner Baum"> 6 in 10 people polled in the UK felt more connected to nature during lockdown
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚲" title="Fahrrad" aria-label="Emoji: Fahrrad"> Globally, sales of bikes boomed
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐶" title="Hundegesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Hundegesicht"> In Italy, there was a spike in pet sales
Others turned to religion and new perspectives:
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands"> 18% of 18- to 34-year-olds in the UK prayed, says Christian Aid and Tear Fund
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📚" title="Bücher" aria-label="Emoji: Bücher"> Sales of books by the Greek Stoics increased
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📞" title="Telefonhörer" aria-label="Emoji: Telefonhörer"> In Kenya, mental health workers partnered with religious leaders on a helpline
That& #39;s why we, along with @WHO, @WEF & @UNICEF, are committing to three principles in our approach to #MentalHealth https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⤵️" title="Nach rechts zeigender Pfeil mit Krümmung nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Nach rechts zeigender Pfeil mit Krümmung nach unten">
