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AUTHOR(S) Markus Joseph Duncan; Negin Alivia Riazi; Guy Faulkner (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Maeghan E. James; Nikoleta Odorico; Sarah A. Moore (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Robin M. Humble; Hannah Sell; Sarah Wilson (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Nicole Ineese-Nash; Maggie Stein; Kruti Patel
AUTHOR(S) Heather L. Ramey; Heather L. Lawford; Yana Berardini (et al.)
According to children and youth in Canada, what were the negative and positive impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on their lives? How did they experience changes in their relationships; daily schedule; time at home; use of technology; or feelings of anger, worry, loneliness or gratitude? How were these experienced by marginalized groups, including LGBTQ+ and Indigenous children and youth? To date, research on Canadian children’s and youth’s experiences during the pandemic has lacked a broad exploration of their own perspectives. This qualitative study, however, was informed by three child and youth advisory teams, with input from 10 focus groups; 23 semi-structured interviews and a total of 74 young people (10–19), from four provinces and one territory.
AUTHOR(S) Alex Abramovich; Nelson Pang; Amanda Moss
Family violence is the leading cause of homelessness among youth; however, limited research has examined family violence among 2SLGBTQ + youth experiencing homelessness. The objective of this study was to engage a group of 2SLGBTQ + youth at risk of, and experiencing, homelessness in the Greater Toronto Area and surrounding areas in Ontario, Canada, to examine their experiences of family violence before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. 2SLGBTQ + youth at risk of, and experiencing, homelessness and key informants (service providers) participated in online surveys and one-on-one interviews to assess family violence during the pandemic. Qualitative and quantitative data were analyzed separately and merged for interpretation.
AUTHOR(S) Barkha P. Patel; Thrmiga Sathiyamoorthy; Mohana Giruparajah (et al.)
COVID-19 mitigation measures, including closures of schools and recreational facilities and alterations in eating behaviours and physical activity, may impact weight. This study aimed to examine changes in body weight and body mass index (BMI) in children and adolescents with obesity participating in an obesity treatment program before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Canada. Body weight and BMI at baseline and 6 months were recorded for the ‘historic’ cohort (females = 34, males = 21) before the pandemic (November 1, 2018, to March 18, 2020) and for the ‘pandemic’ cohort (females = 30, males = 30) during the pandemic (March 19, 2020 to July 31, 2021). Analyses were adjusted for baseline weight/BMI, age, and ON-Marg score, a measure of the social determinants of health.
AUTHOR(S) Barbara Deren; Katherine Matheson; Paula Cloutier (et al.)
Given the concerns for mental health (MH) impacts on children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the relative paucity of research in this field, this retrospective study compares the rate of paediatric inpatient MH admissions for psychosis for a period of 11 months before and during the pandemic. This study used administrative data to compare the rate and clinical characteristics of patients (<18 years) admitted to a psychiatric inpatient unit for a psychotic illness before (March 17, 2019 to February 17, 2020) and during (March 17, 2020 to February 17, 2021) the COVID-19 pandemic.
AUTHOR(S) Marina Charalampopoulou; Eun Jung Choi; Daphne J. Korczak (et al.)
Canadian province-wide lockdowns have challenged children’s mental health (MH) during the COVID-19 pandemic, with autistic children being at particular risk. The purpose of this study was to identify sub-groups of autistic children with distinct mental health change profiles, to understand the child-, parent-, and system-specific factors associated with such profiles in order to ultimately inform future interventions. Data were drawn from a large Canadian cohort (N=1,570) across Ontario, resulting in 265 autistic children (mean age=10.9 years, 76% male). K-means clustering analyses were employed to partition distinct MH profiles in six MH measures (mood, anxiety, OCD symptoms, irritability, inattention, hyperactivity) and group differences were examined with reference to the above factors.
AUTHOR(S) David B. Nicholas; Rosslynn T. Zulla; Olivia Conlon (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Kathryn A. Birnie; Daniel C. Kopala-Sibley; Maria Pavlova (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Donna Koller; Maxime Grossi; Meta van den Heuvel (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Natasha Y. Sheikhan; Lisa D. Hawke; Clement Ma (et al.)
Youth mental health appears to have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The impact on substance use is less clear, as is the impact on subgroups of youth, including those with pre-existing mental health or substance use challenges. This hypothesis-generating study examines the longitudinal evolution of youth mental health and substance use from before the COVID-19 pandemic to over one year into the pandemic among youth with pre-existing mental health or substance use challenges.
AUTHOR(S) Roula Markoulakis; Andreina Da Silva; Sugy Kodeeswaran (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Philip Aucoin; Olivia Gardam; Elizabeth St. John (et al.)
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