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 - Funding Information:
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the SHINE network, supported by the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health and WHO-EMRO, began implementing task-shifting programs, including training and supervising teachers to take leading roles in supporting the mental health of their students through universal and targeted mental health interventions in Egypt, Pakistan, Iran, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates. In this column, we provide a roadmap for extending the SHINE initiative through public and private investments to address the mental health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic among children globally.
Funding Information:
The Scale-Up Hub of the School Mental Health Implementation Network of the Eastern Mediterranean Region (SHINE) is sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and funded by a cooperative agreement (U19-MH-109998) with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). These views represent the opinions of the authors and not necessarily those of the DHHS, NIH, or NIMH.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 American Psychiatric Association. All rights reserved.
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
VL - 72
SP - 729
EP - 731
JO - Hospital and Community Psychiatry
JF - Hospital and Community Psychiatry
SN - 1075-2730
IS - 6
ER -