The Mental Health Foundation is issuing a stark warning about the mental health impacts of the cost-of-living crisis, as more than a third of adults in Northern Ireland felt anxious about their personal finances in the past month.
Data we released in Northern Ireland reveals that anxiety is taking a toll on people who are living with long-term health conditions, as 90% are experiencing anxiety that interferes with their daily lives.
Read : People living with long-term health conditions in Northern Ireland are more likely to experience anxiety that interferes with their daily livesWe published research today showing that almost six in ten adults in Northern Ireland (58%) experienced anxiety that interfered with their daily lives in the previous two weeks.
Read : Our new research reveals anxiety is gripping Northern Ireland as many people suffer in silence and struggle to copeOur report, ‘Mental health and the cost-of-living crisis report: another pandemic in the making?’, outlines our recommendations for the government. We are concerned about mental health risk ‘red flags’ as our poll reveals many people are not able to do the things needed for good mental health:
Read : Poorer sleep for one in three adults in Northern Ireland as financial strain takes its toll on mental healthThe population of Northern Ireland is reporting widespread stress and anxiety in response to concerns about their finances says a new survey released this week by the Mental Health Foundation.
Read : New survey finds high levels of anxiety and worry across Northern Ireland due to concerns about moneyMental Health Foundation is calling on the new Assembly to take loneliness seriously and create new £2 million Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
Read : Hundreds of thousands of adults in Northern Ireland affected by loneliness