The Separation Guide - an online provider of education and services for those considering or going through marriage separation – reported an 81 per cent increase in Australians seeking psychological support since the nation was sent into COVID-19 shutdown in March last year.The survey conducted by The Separation Guide also found there was a 48 per cent increase in requests for financial advice and a 78 per cent increase in people seeking access to violence prevention services.
The available data, which looks to the 2020 COVID-19 shutdowns, also found a 42 per cent increase in people seeking marriage counselling, a 41 per cent increase in requests for accounting services and a 55 per cent increase in requests for support to finance their separation.While the data looks to 2020, it is likely comparable to the current coronavirus situation currently engulfing Australia’s two biggest states – New South Wales and Victoria.
“People are reporting the burden of homeschooling, on-going pressures of working from home, communication breakdowns and the immense financial pressures that are associated with the pandemic,” she said. Co-Founder, Mediator and Barrister Jack Whelan said the figures “paint a picture of Australian families under duress”.
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