Fast Facts: How Polycrisis Affects Mental Health
Feeling like too many major events are affecting you all at once? You—and millions of other people like you—are experiencing a feeling of polycrisis.
Polycrisis describes a state of the works when unconnected crises pile up and create a storm of interwoven stressors, especially for people trying to navigate that complexity. Those stressors can be economic, societal, geopolitical, climate-related, or even security incidents, and the combination of stressors can produce a perfect storm for burnout.
Additional Resources
World Economic Forum explainer about polycrisis
Research article, “Young adults from disadvantaged groups experience more stress and deterioration in mental health associated with polycrisis”
International SOS Risk Outlook 2025
Read Security Management’s coverage of the Risk Outlook core findings
