Mental Health Awareness Week | Staff mental health worries rocket over last 12 months

New research released in line with Mental Health Awareness Week has suggested that staff mental health worries have rocketed over the last 12 months.

The study found that more than half (51%) of employees have experienced an increase in worries relating to their mental health due to the coronavirus pandemic.

According to Close Brothers’ Expecting the unexpected: a spotlight on preparing for a crisis report, this is said to be a 24% increase since May 2020.

While the findings highlighted that the mental health of staff has been hugely impacted by the pandemic, its impact has significantly increased due to a year of numerous lockdowns.