Self-compassion and compassion from others have played a vital role in mitigating the pandemic’s potential negative impact on mental health and social safeness, suggests research. The study by Matos, McEwan, Kanovsky et al, published in Mindfulness in January, calls for compassion-focused interventions to be prioritised to promote resilience and address mental health problems during and following the pandemic. It says the perceived threat of COVID-19 was associated with higher scores in depression, anxiety and stress, and lower scores in social safeness – the ability...