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Fighting pandemic fatigue digitally with mental healthcare apps

Jovi Ho
Jovi Ho • 12 min read
Fighting pandemic fatigue digitally with mental healthcare apps
As demand for mental healthcare swells, digital therapy start-ups are stepping in.
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Dealing with mental health is now a growing business because of the pandemic. As demand swells, digital mental healthcare start-ups, backed by venture capital (VC) investors, are stepping in

The pandemic poses a direct threat to the physical health of people the world over. This we know, as healthcare professionals have sounded alarm bells at a fever pitch for close to two years now.

But a subtler danger is looming. Some call it pandemic fatigue, a sense of stagnation and emptiness brought on by repeated lockdowns and social isolation.

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