Debate: Recognising and responding to the mental health needs of young people in the era of COVID-19
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The COVID-19 pandemic is a 'perfect storm' for the mental health of young people, because of exposure to known risk factors for psychopathology and lack of support from the infrastructures that are normally in place to ensure safety and provide support. However, it is yet unclear if this 'perfect storm' will flood the Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services. The early, normative emotional responses observed may not lead to enduring psychopathology in most young people. Nevertheless, a minority of young people may show complex presentations, particularly in relation to bereavement. As epidemiology and clinical practice will reveal the actual needs of young people, the hope is that we will find the focus and determination to build new solutions to promote young people's mental health.
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These consequences can be compounded by mitigation-related isolation, school closures, and inability to participate in bereavement practices.
“These consequences can be compounded by mitigation-related isolation, school closures, and inability to participate in bereavement practices.32”
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- Authors
- Danese, A., & Smith, P.
- Affiliations
- National Health Service (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Danese, Andrea
- Venue
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2020-08-18
- Volume
- 25
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 169-170
- ISSN
- 1475-357X (ISSN-L)
- 1475-3588
- PMC
- PMC7461529
- OpenAlex
- W3051721224
- Cited by
- 50
- References
- 8
- Citations by year
- 2025: 2 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 15 · 2021: 19 · 2020: 2
- FWCI
- 4.50
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Research Portal (King's College London) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
- Funders
- Medical Research Council (MR/P017355/1, P005918)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Keywords
- youth mental health, COVID-19 pandemic, child and adolescent mental health services, psychopathology risk factors, bereavement, emotional responses, youth mental health promotion
- MeSH terms
- Child Health, Adolescent Health, Betacoronavirus, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Adolescent, Child, Humans, Mental Health, Mental Health Services, Pneumonia, Viral, Risk Factors, Social Isolation, Coronavirus Infections, Uncertainty, Pandemics
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