In this paper published in The Lancet Psychiatry Journal on April 15th, 2020, the researchers suggest that situations of a pandemic, specifically under COVID-19 place many psychological and psychosocial stressors upon individuals. The authors of this paper suggest to collect data on how the pandemic has affected mental health of individuals and then prioritize the usage of this data in order to invest time and money into the mental health sciences.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(20)30168-1/fulltext