A lot of progress has been made in breaking the stigma surrounding mental health, but, there may be a bigger battle brewing — one that starts after the pandemic ends.“The experts have actually predicted what they call the aftershocks of COVID 19,” Sue Phipps, executive director of the Hamilton branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association, told Global News.“What that means is that all the grief and loss and trauma experienced by people as a result of COVID is going to impact their lives for a very long time.”“It has been identified that individuals that have pre-existing mental health and substance use concerns are most impacted, but certainly the general public is experiencing more anxiety and depression.”Those thoughts are echoed by.