Energy crisis likely to affect arts workers’ mental health   

Arts workers are the professionals most likely to anticipate negative mental health consequences due to the energy crisis.

Projects across virtually all professional fields will be negatively affected by the energy crisis, including the arts and culture sector, according to the results of a survey by the Association for Project Management (APM).

The survey of 1,000 project professionals found most anticipated increased project costs. But among arts and culture workers, a negative effect on the project team’s mental health was the most prevalent concern.

Other likely negative impacts included delays to start dates and completion, and an inability to fully realise the intended benefits of projects or achieve net-zero targets.

“The breadth of responses from this survey show the many different ways that projects are likely to be affected by the global energy crisis,” said Professor Adam Boddison, APM’s Chief Executive.