The most read ArtsHub story over the past 18 months has been Why creative people are more prone to depression.
It echoes what many reports and surveys have revealed – that the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a significant psychological toll on our sector.
But feeling a kind of snowballing impact on your mental health is not just a ‘sensitive artist thing’. In June this year, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that one in five (20%) Australians has experienced high or very high levels of psychological distress during the pandemic – a figure that has been pretty consistent since the first lockdowns began in March last year.
