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Should mental health be getting back to normal?
RUTH HUNT looks at the problems for those whose mental-health requirements were exacerbated by the pandemic — and as it comes to a close, whether there is a possibility of a better way forward, spearheaded by innovative approaches and a new sense of social solidarity
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WITH the restrictions of lockdown ending, the government’s mantra often includes the phrase “getting back to normal.”
Apart from this being an obviously offensive statement for those whose normal everyday lives are isolated, there are other issues to consider about returning to life as it was before the pandemic.
For example, despite the suffering and loss of life, there has also been an evident sense of social solidarity. With this has been more awareness of inequality and the disparity between incomes.
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