As we transition to the second year of the Covid-19 pandemic, Mental Health is still very much a public health concern.

If you are struggling with anxiety and depression because of COVID-19 disruptions, you are not alone.

In a 2021 survey by Silvercloud Health, 90% of employees said COVID-19 contributed to increasing their stress level, and 81% of those with depression and anxiety indicated a greater need for mental health treatment during the pandemic.

In addition, more than 42% of people reported having anxiety or depression at the end of 2020, according to a US Census Bureau survey.

Dr. Luana Marques, a clinical psychologist at Harvard Medical School in Boston, who currently works on discovering the impacts of the pandemic on mental health, does not expect this statistic to go down in the near future. “I don’t think this is going to go back to baseline anytime soon,” she says.