What's the psychological impact of pandemic-related unemployment?

Friday, May 22, 2020 - 13:00

 

“The shock of economic collapse and job loss will have contributed to a widespread experience of psychological distress” says Dr. Nuala Whelan in a new article on RTÉ Brainstorm. Drawing on research in a new report The ‘High Road’ Back to Work: Developing a Public Employment Eco System for a Post-Covid Recovery, she argues for a “a collective back to work campaign that could promote a culture of care and hope".

 

https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2020/0520/1139554-unemployment-psychological-impact-pandemic/ 

Nuala is a Post-Doctoral Researcher in the Department of Sociology and MUSSI