Covid-19 pandemic likely have 'profound' effect on mental health

Mental health problems associated with the Covid-19 pandemic are 'likely to be profound and felt for many years'. That is according to a newly-published research paper on suicide from the Northern Ireland Assembly. It said there was 'emerging' evidence the mental health of younger people in particular had been 'disproportionately affected'. The paper warned, though, conflating declining mental health with suicide and suicide risk should be avoided. It said to do so could increase the risk of normalising suicidal behaviour.