World's Mental Health Continues To Decline

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Mental health around the world has continued to decline in 2021 but not as dramatically as in 2020. This is the crucial finding from the 2nd Annual Mental State of the World Report (MSW) researched by Sapien Labs. In 2020, driven mostly by the COVID-19 pandemic, the report saw a drop of 8 percent in the average mental health and wellbeing across participants. In 2021, the decline continued but was slower at 3 percent. The decline was once again influenced by COVID-19 measures, such as lockdowns and social distancing, but the report also found a directional correlation between mental health decline and COVID-19 deaths and cases. Many have argued that unclear messaging from governments regarding COVID-19, lack of support for individuals, and a focus on saving the economy rather than people, were major missteps in the managing of the pandemic.