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As ‘lockdown fatigue’ sets in, the toll on mental health will require an urgent response – The Conversation AU
The new Victoria lockdown will bring greater levels of uncertainty about jobs and prolonged social disconnection. We need rapid action to fix the mental health system to meet the demand for help.
As Victorians face yet another long period of enforced lockdown, serious concerns are being raised about peoples capacity to comply with the new orders and the mental health impacts of such prolonged social isolation.
The risks of being dispirited, chronically stressed and socially disconnected are real and substantial. While the behavioural consequences of lockdown fatigue are becoming more obvious, the questions to be answered from a mental health perspective are:
- who is most likely…
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