Mind and Rethink Mental Illness are calling for the Covid inquiry to schedule dedicated time to examining how the pandemic affected mental health.
Mental health charities have accused Covid inquiry chairwoman Baroness Hallett of a U-turn when it comes to considering the impact of the pandemic on people’s wellbeing
Terms of reference for the inquiry said it would look at “the impact on the mental health and wellbeing of the population, including but not limited to those who were harmed significantly by the pandemic” and “the impact on the mental health and wellbeing of the bereaved”. She said she will ensure the impact on mental health is covered by other modules and through the inquiry’s wider listening exercise.
The letter, shared exclusively with the PA news agency, has also been signed by the British Psychological Society, Federation of Ethnic Minority Healthcare Organisations, Family Action, the Race Equality Foundation, Group B Strep Support, the Lullaby Trust, the Miscarriage Association, Tommy’s and the Association of Mental Health Providers Leads Network.
“The inquiry was set up to examine the UK’s response to and impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and learn lessons for the future. “So, people were released who wouldn’t have normally been discharged, or would have been discharged with quite heavy community input.“Even people who rely on monthly injections of antipsychotics to stay well were missing those injections, missing that support.
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