Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic for Evidence-based Public Health Measures Fostering Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic for Evidence-based Public Health Measures Fostering Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Author: Stephan Bender
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2024-08-28
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 2832553699

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a major impact on infants, children, and adolescents. While the clinical course of SARS-Cov2 is generally mild in young subjects, significant challenges in this age group have been identified regarding mental health. These challenges were associated with social distancing and public health measures employed to limit infection rates. Different countries chose to adopt different public health strategies concerning the extent of social isolation of children, for example, whether and how long schools were closed. Pandemic isolation as a natural experiment allows for assessing the consequences for the psychosocial development and mental health of the next generation. It has become clear that timely research is necessary to guide healthcare and welfare politics to provide adequate surveillance strategies for children and adolescents in order to make a maximum of safe social contact in this context possible. Moreover, the consequences of disease management measures such as social distancing, homeschooling, or mask-wearing for the well-being and mental health of the next generation also need to be quantified. The psychosocial burden on children and adolescents must be addressed and effective measures to return to healthy lives and learn our lesson for future pandemic situations need to be based on solid evidence. Apart from a dimensional assessment of sub-categorical impairments, clinical consequences with respect to categorical mood, anxiety, or eating disorders warrant a thorough examination. Adequate scientific instruments for the monitoring and assessment of psychosocial consequences for children and adolescents need to be provided, addressing both the view of parents and children and adolescents themselves. Finally, apart from safe real-life social contacts, digital technologies, and telemedicine interventions, ranging from videoconference-based psychotherapy to mobile phone apps, need to be further investigated in children and adolescents to provide adequate health care in a pandemic situation.

Navigating Students’ Mental Health in the Wake of COVID-19

Navigating Students’ Mental Health in the Wake of COVID-19
Author: James M. Kauffman
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 141
Release: 2022-10-14
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1000770575

This book highlights the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health needs of children and adolescents in order to shed light on future practice and reform needed to better deal with the aftermath of such devastating events. The book identifies the conditions during any public health crisis that heighten the mental health needs of children and adolescents and suggests the reforms of mental health services needed to better meet the needs of children and youths during and following pandemics and other public health crises. Importance is placed not only on addressing the effects of COVID-19 but on anticipating and preparing for other public health disruptions to the lives of those who have not reached adulthood. Although mental health services in all settings are considered, special attention is given to the role of schools in providing for the mental health of children and adolescents and preparing for the mental health implications of future public health disruptions. The book will be of equal use to both students and researchers in the fields of mental health, well-being, and education as well as teachers, educational psychologists, social workers, and practitioners working in schools and communities to address students’ mental health needs. It will help readers better understand how and why COVID-19 was a negative influence on students’ mental health, and unpack how best to deal with the aftermath of the pandemic.

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Child, Adolescent, and Adult Development

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Child, Adolescent, and Adult Development
Author: Silton, Nava R.
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2022-04-08
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1668434865

The unprecedented nature of the COVID-19 pandemic impacted individuals, families, communities, states, and countries in ways that were never expected. A closer study of how the pandemic affected different areas of individuals’ development and mental and physical health, while also offering best practices and therapies for contending with extreme changes in life, is necessary to successfully move forward. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Child, Adolescent, and Adult Development delves into how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted schooling, relationships, and mental, physical, and developmental health as well as how it adversely impacted those with disabilities. This publication is beneficial to those in academic settings within a variety of disciplines including psychology, sociology, epidemiology, public health, among others, as well as for laypeople and educational institutions who are trying to work through the impact of the pandemic and to better comprehend the changes, aftermath, and best practices for progressing. Covering a range of topics such as creative art therapy and child abuse, this essential reference is ideal for researchers, academicians, practitioners, administrators, instructors, counselors, and students.

Bringing the Village to the Child: Addressing the Crisis of Children's Mental Health, An Issue of ChildAnd Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, E-Book

Bringing the Village to the Child: Addressing the Crisis of Children's Mental Health, An Issue of ChildAnd Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, E-Book
Author: Tami D. Benton
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2024-06-05
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0443246459

In this issue of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics, guest editors Drs. Tami D. Benton, Barbara Robles–Ramamurthy, and Wanjiku F.M. Njoroge bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Bringing the Village to The Children: Addressing the Crisis of Children's Mental Health. In this biannual AACAP presidential issue, top experts in the field discuss how child and adolescent psychiatrists can leverage strategic partnerships to shape the future of children's mental health by advancing policy, practice, and research in health care innovation; promoting school and community-based interventions and community partnerships; and reimagining their role from clinicians and researchers to public health experts. - Contains 18 relevant, practice-oriented topics including the declaring of the children's mental health crisis and the role of health care partnerships to address children's mental health; strengthening support for community mental health programs through partnerships and collective impact; collaborative approaches to universalize suicide prevention; workforce initiatives to advance health equity and diverse representation; media and innovation; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on the crisis of children's mental health, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

The Implications of COVID-19 for Children and Youth

The Implications of COVID-19 for Children and Youth
Author: Grant Charles
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 142
Release: 2022-11-28
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 100080027X

This book captures a unique moment in time, relatively early into the COVID-19 pandemic, when the implications and consequences of the pandemic remained unclear and largely unpredictable. The contributors to this volume contemplate the impact of the pandemic on our relationships with children and youth, child and youth serving systems, and broader issues in society that directly relate to childhood and youth. The essays collected in this volume cover a variety of perspectives that range from systemic racism in child-serving institutions to the politics of childhood during a pandemic, and the psychological and even neurological impacts of lockdowns, public restrictions and social isolation. Beyond capturing the moment in time, the contributors also focused on the long-term; they contemplated how the evolving situation might affect the way we think about child and youth services and our relationships to children, their families and their communities. From the very theoretical to the concrete and the practical, this volume provides current thinking and practice in relation to pandemic-impacted residential care settings, education and schools, hospital settings, communities, practitioners, and more. This book was originally published as a special issue of the journal Child & Youth Services.

Blueprint for Change

Blueprint for Change
Author: United States. National Advisory Mental Health Council. Workgroup on Child and Adolescent Mental Health Intervention Development and Deployment
Publisher:
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2001
Genre: Child mental health
ISBN:

Updates in Anxiety Treatment, An Issue of Child And Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, E-Book

Updates in Anxiety Treatment, An Issue of Child And Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, E-Book
Author: Jeffrey R. Strawn
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2023-05-19
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0443182833

In this issue of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics, guest editors Drs. Jeffrey Strawn and Justine Larson bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Updates in Anxiety Treatment. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as risk factors for anxiety disorders; neurobiology of pediatric anxiety disorders; treatment of anxiety disorders in the primary care pediatric setting; dysregulation in pediatric anxiety disorders; and more. Contains 11 relevant, practice-oriented topics including the impact of COVID-19 on anxiety disorders in youth; advances in CBT for anxiety disorders; psychodynamic formulation and treatment of anxiety disorders in youth; social media and pediatric anxiety disorders; and more. Provides in-depth clinical reviews on updates in anxiety treatment, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.