TODAY Youth Survey: Cost of living main source of mental health struggles, amid worries over healthcare and everyday expenses
SINGAPORE — While life is gradually resuming some sense of normalcy in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, a survey commissioned by TODAY has found that some young people are still struggling with mental health issues, with over a third of those polled admitting to being mentally fragile in the last three months.
- About a third of respondents polled in the TODAY Youth Survey 2022 said they were mentally unwell or only slightly well
- The cost of living in Singapore was the main source of concern for those who admitted to struggling mentally
- The survey also found that less than half felt that the Government was doing enough to help them through this period of rising inflation
- More than seven in 10 ranked dealing with inflation and economic growth as the top priority for the Government to tackle in the next three years
- Psychologists said young people may be struggling mentally with rising inflation because it affects their sense of autonomy
03 Nov 2022 05:00AM
(Updated: 15 Nov 2022 11:32AM)
Source: TODAY
