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Evidence Synthesis and other Reviews

Impact of COVID-19 and lockdown on mental health of children and adolescents: A narrative review with recommendations

AUTHOR(S)
Shweta Singh; Deblina Roy; Krittika Sinha (et al.)

Published: August 2020 Journal: Psychiatry Research

COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown has brought about a sense of fear and anxiety around the globe. This phenomenon has led to short term as well as long term psychosocial and mental health implications for children and adolescents. The quality and magnitude of impact on minors is determined by many vulnerability factors like developmental age, educational status, pre-existing mental health condition, being economically underprivileged or being quarantined due to infection or fear of infection. This paper is aimed at narratively reviewing various articles related to mental-health aspects of children and adolescents impacted by COVID-19 pandemic and enforcement of nationwide or regional lockdowns to prevent further spread of infection.

Research Report

Assessment of child wellbeing during COVID-19

AUTHOR(S)
Bishnu B. Khatri

Institution: World Vision, Consortium Nepal
Published: August 2020

While children so far have not faced direct health effects of COVID-19- the crisis is having a profound effect on their wellbeing. During the lockdown, children are more vulnerable to abuse and exploitation while their schooling is seriously disturbed. Therefore, with the objective to collect, analyze and disseminate authentic information on the situation of children in Nepal during the pandemic, Consortium Nepal conducted a research titled ‘Assessment of Child Wellbeing during COVID-19’. This assessment is accompanied by collecting responses of children, parents and local government representatives/officials from selected districts across Nepal. For the purpose, separate questionnaires were developed for all these stakeholders. Being a descriptive study, questions were developed so as to collect qualitative data as per the need and availability.

Cite this research | Language: English | Topics: Health, Child Protection, Mental Health | Tags: child abuse and neglect, child health, child well-being, COVID-19 response, mental stress, psychological distress, violence against children | Countries: Nepal | Publisher: World Vision

Journal article

Initial challenges of caregiving during COVID-19: caregiver burden, mental health, and the parent–child relationship

AUTHOR(S)
B. S. Russell; M. Hutchison; R. Tambling (et al.)

Published: August 2020 Journal: Child Psychiatry & Human Development volume

Research confirms that the mental health burdens following community-wide disasters are extensive, with pervasive impacts noted in individuals and families. It is clear that child disaster outcomes are worst among children of highly distressed caregivers, or those caregivers who experience their own negative mental health outcomes from the disaster. The current study used path analysis to examine concurrent patterns of parents’ (n = 420) experience from a national sample during the early months of the U.S. COVID-19 pandemic.

Journal article

Addressing the indirect effects of COVID-19 on the health of children and young people

AUTHOR(S)
Neil Chanchlani; Francine Buchanan; Peter J. Gill

Published: August 2020 Journal: CMAJ

Countries that have seen substantial disruption to usual medical services and widespread public health measures related to COVID-19 are likely to see both immediate and long term indirect effects of the pandemic on health. The potential adverse effects on children and young people’s health may be underappreciated. This paper discusses how limited access to primary and secondary health care, parental fear of seeking health care, daycare and school closures, employment and financial instability, and greater risk of exposure to adverse childhood experiences may lead to increased morbidity and mortality. It also considers potential mitigation strategies, including restructuring the way in which health care is delivered for children and young people.

Commentaries and Think Pieces

Shifting from survival to supporting resilience in children and families in the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons for informing U.S. mental health priorities

AUTHOR(S)
Abigail M. Stark; Allison E. White; Nancy S. Rotter (et al.)

Published: August 2020 Journal: Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy

This commentary contextualizes potential mental health outcomes for children during and after the COVID-19 pandemic within the risk and resilience literature. Individual, familial, and community-level factors that may increase risk for mental health challenges for children as well as factors associated with positive adaptation in the face of adversity are considered.

Commentaries and Think Pieces

Why we need longitudinal mental health research with children and youth during (and after) the COVID-19 pandemic

AUTHOR(S)
Mark Wade; Heather Prime; Dillon T. Browne

Published: August 2020 Journal: Psychiatry Research

In recent weeks, dozens of studies have been designed to examine the mental health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Absent from the literature is the expressed need for research that is both longitudinal and developmental. To date, studies with children and youth have been almost exclusively cross-sectional While immensely informative, these studies cannot speak to the long-term effects of the pandemic, nor the complex set of stressors that instigate these difficulties or the mechanisms through which those stressors operate. This article presents five common effects that occur in developmental psychopathology that emphasize the need for longitudinal mental health research with children and youth.

Journal article

COVID-19 and refugee and immigrant youth: a community-based mental health perspective

AUTHOR(S)
Tarik Endale; Nicole St. Jean; Dina Birman

Published: August 2020 Journal: Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

This article is acomment on the experience of the Kovler Center Child Trauma Program (KCCTP) following the March 21, 2020, shelter at home order in Chicago due to COVID-19. The KCCTP is a program of Heartland Alliance International that was founded in 2018 to provide community-based mental health and social services to immigrant and refugee youth and families who have experienced trauma. COVID-19 temporarily closed the doors of the center, suspending provision of in-person services in the community, and the program was forced to become remote overnight. The KCCTP rapidly transitioned to providing accessible information, active outreach, extensive case management, and flexible delivery of teletherapy and online psychosocial support, finding that attending to structural barriers and basic needs was crucial to family engagement and therapeutic success. Ongoing challenges include technological proficiency and access to computers, Internet, and private spaces.

following the March 21, 2020, shelter at home order in Chicago due to COVID-19. The KCCTP is a

program of Heartland Alliance International that was founded in 2018 to provide community-based

mental health and social services to immigrant and refugee youth and families who have experienced

trauma. COVID-19 temporarily closed the doors of the center, suspending provision of in-person services

in the community, and the program was forced to become remote overnight. The KCCTP rapidly

transitioned to providing accessible information, active outreach, extensive case management, and

flexible delivery of teletherapy and online psychosocial support, finding that attending to structural

barriers and basic needs was crucial to family engagement and therapeutic success. Ongoing challenges

include technological proficiency and access to computers, Internet, and private spaces.

Journal article

Talking to children about illness and death of a loved one during the COVID-19 pandemic

AUTHOR(S)
Elizabeth Rapa; Louise Dalton; Alan Stein

Published: August 2020 Journal: The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health

In the midst of the devastating death toll and hospitalisations from COVID-19, the psychological effect of this unfolding pandemic on children has been unconscionably overlooked. The overwhelming media coverage and barrage of public health messages sustain a high level of physical and emotional threat within our communities, which is intensely observed by children. Age-appropriate explanations are paramount to ensure children have a coherent narrative and emotional support for their experiences. This need is magnified when someone in the family is hospitalised for or dies from COVID-19.

Journal article

The effects of social deprivation on adolescent development and mental health

AUTHOR(S)
Amy Orben; Livia Tomova; Sarah-Jayne Blakemore

Published: August 2020 Journal: The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health

Adolescence (the stage between 10 and 24 years) is a period of life characterised by heightened sensitivity to social stimuli and the increased need for peer interaction. The physical distancing measures mandated globally to contain the spread of COVID-19 are radically reducing adolescents' opportunities to engage in face-to-face social contact outside their household. This study describes, from an interdisciplinary viewpoint, how social deprivation in adolescence might have far-reaching consequences. Human studies have shown the importance of peer acceptance and peer influence in adolescence. Animal research has shown that social deprivation and isolation have unique effects on brain and behaviour in adolescence compared with other stages of life. However, the decrease in adolescent face-to-face contact might be less detrimental due to widespread access to digital forms of social interaction through technologies such as social media. The findings reviewed highlight how physical distancing might have a disproportionate effect on an age group for whom peer interaction is a vital aspect of development.

Journal article

Managing psychological distress in children and adolescents following the COVID-19 epidemic: a cooperative approach

AUTHOR(S)
Xiao Zhou

Published: August 2020 Journal: Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy

Children and adolescents are susceptible to the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic and tend to show posttraumatic distress. Immediately after an epidemic, governments and social organizations often provide psychological services for children and adolescents to relieve their distress. However, many adolescents report distress even long after a traumatic event because of the unaddressed traumatic atmosphere in schools or families. To advance this issue, this article proposes a cooperative model of psychological services provision for children and adolescents in response to the COVID-19 epidemic.

Children and adolescents are susceptible to the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic and tend

to show posttraumatic distress. Immediately after an epidemic, governments and social organizations

often provide psychological services for children and adolescents to relieve their distress. However, many

adolescents report distress even long after a traumatic event because of the unaddressed traumatic

atmosphere in schools or families. To advance this issue, this article proposes a cooperative model of

psychological services provision for children and adolescents in response to the COVID-19 epidemic

Children and adolescents are susceptible to the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic and tend

to show posttraumatic distress. Immediately after an epidemic, governments and social organizations

often provide psychological services for children and adolescents to relieve their distress. However, many

adolescents report distress even long after a traumatic event because of the unaddressed traumatic

atmosphere in schools or families. To advance this issue, this article proposes a cooperative model of

psychological services provision for children and adolescents in response to the COVID-19 epidemic

Journal article

School-based health centers during academic disruption: Challenges and opportunity in urban mental health

AUTHOR(S)
Leonell Torres-Pagán; Angelica Terepka

Published: August 2020 Journal: Psychological Trauma : Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

School based health centers (SBHC) provide healthcare services to youth and their families. In response to the global health crisis from COVID-19, schools’ closures have impacted the access to vital services during times of increased need for physical and mental healthcare. Youth of minority racial and ethnic backgrounds living in urban settings face compounding factors including adverse childhood events, economic disadvantages, and barriers to healthcare. The mental health response of SBHCs in New York City as it relates to population specific factors such as family supports, economic considerations, and healthcare correlates is explored. The role of school based health centers and recommendations for interventions addressing mental health concerns in youth during COVID-19 are discussed.

Journal article

The Impact of COVID-19 on Health Behavior, Stress, Financial and Food Security among Middle to High Income Canadian Families with Young Children

AUTHOR(S)
Nicholas Carroll; Adam Sadowski; Amar Laila (et al.)

Published: August 2020 Journal: Nutrients

The purpose of this study was to identify how health behaviors, level of stress, financial and food security have been impacted by the pandemic among Canadian families with young children.

Commentaries and Think Pieces

Ascending child sexual abuse statistics in India during COVID-19 lockdown: a darker reality and alarming mental health concerns

AUTHOR(S)
Shuvabrata Poddar; Urbi Mukherjee

Published: August 2020 Journal: Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine

This short commentary is about the need for proper circulation of information and services for protection of children from violence, abuse, and neglect during COVID-19 in India.

Research Report

The impact of COVID-19 on migrant children in Trinidad and Tobago

Institution: *UNICEF, USAID
Published: August 2020

This analysis focuses on the following COVID-19-related impacts that could affect the well-being of children: disruption to education, rising unemployment, mental health and safety, and risks to nutrition.

Journal article

Factors affecting the anxiety levels of adolescents in home-quarantine during COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey

AUTHOR(S)
Şenay Kılınçel; Oğuzhan Kılınçel; Gürkan Muratdağı

Published: August 2020 Journal: Asia-Pacific Psychiatry

This study was aimed to determine the results of home-quarantine measures taken for adolescents during the pandemic and the affecting factors. It was conducted as an online cross-sectional self-report questionnaire and included children aged between 12 and 18 years.

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