HOW TO GUARD AND IMPROVE YOUR MENTAL HEALTH IN 2021? 2020 and the subsequent years such as 2021 have been and will be important years in mental health research. For close to a year now in Uganda and more than a year in some other countries, COVID-19 has scavenged people’s hope, created fear, anxiety about what could happen in both children and adults. The measures alone, which I prefer stay to reduce the spread of the pandemic, such as social distancing make people feel isolated and lonely triggering stress. This is because a good interaction between individuals and in societies are critical in promoting mental health. Author; Kansiime Onesmus 2021 In addition, the traditional poverty levels, loss of jobs and business in Uganda due to COVID19 may have increased the weight of the problem. The anxiety and disappointment caused by the elections saw more people plunge into the ditch of depression. Anxiety for the coming elections and resultant disappointment will see rise in stress. ...