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      Invited discussant comments during the UCL–Penn Global COVID Study webinar ‘Reflections, Resilience, and Recovery: A qualitative study of Covid-19’s impact on an international adult population’s mental health and priorities for support’: part 1 of 3

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          This discussant commentary will consider global health before the pandemic in relation to the UCL–Penn Global COVID Study survey results on what participants need to recover from the pandemic. It explores the case for expanding access to health care, the importance of culturally sensitive interventions and the need to scale up psychologically evidence-based interventions. Reflecting on the UCL–Penn Global COVID Study ‘Let’s Talk! What do you need to recover from Covid-19?’ webinar, the commentary highlights the recommendations from the British Psychological Society (BPS) to the government on what needs to happen for a better recovery.

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                Journal
                UCL Open Environ
                UCLOE
                UCL Open Environment
                UCL Open Environ
                UCL Press (UK )
                2632-0886
                01 December 2022
                2022
                : 4
                : e008
                Affiliations
                [1 ]Policy Advisor, The British Psychological Society, UK
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                *Corresponding author: E-mail: nigel.atter@ 123456bps.org.uk
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                https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8605-3207
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                10.14324/111.444/ucloe.100008
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                © 2022 The Authors.

                This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence (CC BY) 4.0, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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                wellbeing,psychological,people,support,Covid-19,older,old age,ageing,benefits,pensions,poverty,pandemic,loneliness,mental health,physical health,health

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