Summary - Mental health challenges in the EU health and social care sector during COVID-19: strategies for prevention and management

This comprehensive report systematically assesses the magnitude of mental health problems among health and social care workers in the EU during the COVID-19 pandemic. It highlights how certain groups the sector like frontline workers and women showed higher prevalence rates of mental health problems such as anxiety, insomnia and burnout. It identifies, assesses and categorises interventions from the pandemic for psychosocial risk and mental health prevention and management, compiling a useful, comprehensive guide of good practices and recommendations for stakeholders seeking to increase resilience and preparedness in the sector for similar future health emergencies.