Around three-quarters of young people who responded to our survey said that the current lockdown has been harder to cope with than the first one, for a variety of reasons: a growing sense of isolation; a loss of faith in their prospects for the future; freezing weather that disrupts basic routines; and for those in school or university, the pressures of home learning. [...] This was for a number of reasons: Limited progress in tackling the pandemic A large number of respondents used the same phrases in response to the survey: “Groundhog Day”; “No progress”; “no end in sight”; no “light at the end of the tunnel.” Many young people said that the first lockdown had felt like a one-off, that there was a sense of solidarity; but the repeated lockdowns had taken a greater. [...] Of those who believe they have needed mental health support since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic: 54% have accessed some form of mental health support 24% have looked for mental health support, but received no mental health support 22% said that they have needed support but not looked for it Of those who have received support, the types of support that young people have accessed since the. [...] I need a chance for a job and for restrictions to life.” “Several times I would have taken myself to A&E because I am so low, but I am concerned about doing that because there is a pandemic.” Types of support available during lockdown Young people said that the type of support available had changed as a result of the pandemic, and that services were predominantly online or by phone. [...] 21 Methodology The young people in this report This report outlines the results of the fourth survey that we have carried out during the coronavirus pandemic with young people with a history of mental health needs - defined as young people aged from 13 to 25 who answered ‘yes’ to the question ‘Have you ever looked for support for your mental health?’.
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