One in five UK adults still feel “hopeless” as the coronavirus lockdown is lifted, according to the charity the Mental Health Foundation.
One of the groups most seriously affected by feelings of hopelessness is young adults, with almost a third (32%) of people aged 18 to 24 admitting that they have felt hopeless during the pandemic.
About the same proportion (31%) of people with pre-existing mental health conditions and a quarter of unemployed people said they felt the same way during the lockdown.
