Samaritans has released a new briefing for policy makers in England about the impact on young people of economic disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Key findings:
- Young adults who experienced economic disruption in the past eighteen months were more likely to report suicidal thoughts.
- Those who experienced economic disruption in the past eighteen months were also more likely to report feeling defeated as well as feeling trapped; key antecedents to suicidal feelings and behaviour.
- Finally, the impact of economic disruption is not experienced uniformly across all young people. Access to social support, financial support, pre-existing mental health conditions, and the nature of economic disruption itself influenced the extent to which young adults’ wellbeing was impacted.
You can read the full Samaritans Economic Disruption Report here, which includes the findings, what Samaritans did and why, and the recommendations made.