Covid, Brexit and Liz Truss mini-budget led to lasting decline in mental health, study finds

October 8, 2026 · 9:00 am 1 sources

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• Covid, Brexit and Liz Truss mini-budget led to lasting decline in mental health, study finds
  The Guardian · October 8, 2026 09:00
  Researchers found five events, including Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, caused serious damage to mental wellbeing across UK Brexit, Liz Truss’s mini-budget and other “shocks” over the last 10 years have led to a serious and lasting deterioration in the UK population’s mental health, research has…