Ethics, societies and global health during COVID-19
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- Susan’s story featured her experience of racism, which contributed to her distress. We have seen how many groups can be affected differently by COVID-19, impacting their mental health and well-being.
- Kevin and Carol’s stories provided insight into the lives of healthcare workers and service users, while we looked at other patient groups too. Their experiences and well-being were shaped by the impact on healthcare workers, services, and systems, which directly relate to societal influences.
- All of our personal stories illustrated key experiences in the workplace and raise the potential role of teams, businesses, and the workplace more broadly in supporting psychological health as part of responding to COVID-19.
The impact and response to COVID-19 and mental health needs at a societal and international level are highly complex. If you would like to think and learn more about this, please get involved in the discussion below!
COVID-19: Psychological Impact, Wellbeing and Mental Health

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