TY - JOUR
T1 - Addressing the consequences of the covid-19 lockdown for children's mental health
T2 - Investing in school mental health programs
AU - Hamoda, Hesham M.
AU - Chiumento, Anna
AU - Alonge, Olakunle
AU - Hamdani, Syed Usman
AU - Saeed, Khalid
AU - Wissow, Larry
AU - Rahman, Atif
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021/6
Y1 - 2021/6
N2 - Children are likely to struggle with mental health consequences relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. School closures and home confinement increase the risk for emotional distress, domestic violence and abuse, and social isolation, as well as for disruption of sleep-wake and meal cycles, physical exercise routines, and health care access. As schools reopen, school mental health programs (SMHPs) incorporating universal approaches will be important for all children, and targeted approaches will be necessary for those more severely affected. Using their experience in Pakistan, the authors provide a roadmap for extending the World Health Organization's eastern Mediterranean region's SMHP to address the mental health consequences of COVID-19 among children globally.
AB - Children are likely to struggle with mental health consequences relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. School closures and home confinement increase the risk for emotional distress, domestic violence and abuse, and social isolation, as well as for disruption of sleep-wake and meal cycles, physical exercise routines, and health care access. As schools reopen, school mental health programs (SMHPs) incorporating universal approaches will be important for all children, and targeted approaches will be necessary for those more severely affected. Using their experience in Pakistan, the authors provide a roadmap for extending the World Health Organization's eastern Mediterranean region's SMHP to address the mental health consequences of COVID-19 among children globally.
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U2 - 10.1176/appi.ps.202000597
DO - 10.1176/appi.ps.202000597
M3 - Article
C2 - 33502220
AN - SCOPUS:85108123835
SN - 1075-2730
VL - 72
SP - 729
EP - 731
JO - Psychiatric Services
JF - Psychiatric Services
IS - 6
ER -