Coronavirus: Mental Health in the Pandemic Study

Between 2020-2022, working with the University of Cambridge, De Montfort University, Swansea University, the University of Strathclyde and Queen’s University Belfast, the Mental Health Foundation led a ground-breaking, long-term, UK-wide research study of how the pandemic affected people’s mental health.

Our studies

Inequalities & mental health during the pandemic

Read how the pandemic exacerbated existing inequalities, created new ones, triggered various emotional responses, and what coping strategies helped people survive the pandemic.

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About the ‘Coronavirus: Mental Health in the Pandemic’ Study

Learn the background behind the ‘Coronavirus: Mental Health in the Pandemic’ study – who was involved and how the project was run.

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Coronavirus and Adolescent Mental Health Study

Explore our other study into the pandemic's effect on mental health focused solely on adolescent mental health.

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Our briefings

The Mental Health Experiences of Older People During the Pandemic

The Mental Health Foundation worked with Independent Age to produce this report on older people's mental health during the pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic, financial inequality and mental health

Explore this briefing surrounding financial inequality and mental health during the pandemic. This report was a result of this ‘Coronavirus: Mental Health in the Pandemic’ study.

Resilience across the UK during the coronavirus pandemic

This research briefing looks at resilience across the UK during the coronavirus pandemic and how people are coping.

Coronavirus: The divergence of mental health experiences during the pandemic

This briefing reports findings from the Coronavirus: Mental Health in the Pandemic study around how people’s experiences during the COVID-19 crisis varied depending on social and economic factors.

Key findings

Explore our findings and statistics about mental health from different waves of the pandemic.

Wave 13

9 to 15 November 2021

Wave 12

16 September 2021

Wave 11

18 June to 2 July 2021

Wave 10

Late February 2021

Wave 9

Pre-Christmas 2020

Wave 8

Late November 2020

Wave 7

Late August 2020

Wave 6

Late July 2020

Wave 5

Mid-June 2020

Wave 4

Late May 2020

Wave 3

Late April 2020

Wave 2

Early April 2020

Wave 1

Mid-March 2020

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