Dr. Angela Lim: Chief of Clearhead on the effects of lockdown on people's mental health
Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Newstalk ZB
November 18, 20214m 59s
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Some hard data has confirmed the devastating effects lockdown has been having on people's mental health.
Police have been too busy to attend half the mental health callouts in the past year – 140,000 of them overall.
Newstalk ZB can report a 55% increase in events in August and September, compared to the same months in 2019.
Dr. Angela Lim, Chief of Clearhead, an online mental health platform, told Tim Dower they’ve noticed a dramatic increase in distress that they can connect directly to lockdown.
She said people need to have some hope that there is light at the end of the tunnel.
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Police have been too busy to attend half the mental health callouts in the past year – 140,000 of them overall.
Newstalk ZB can report a 55% increase in events in August and September, compared to the same months in 2019.
Dr. Angela Lim, Chief of Clearhead, an online mental health platform, told Tim Dower they’ve noticed a dramatic increase in distress that they can connect directly to lockdown.
She said people need to have some hope that there is light at the end of the tunnel.
LISTEN ABOVE
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