Addressing the Consequences of the COVID-19 Lockdown for Children’s Mental Health: Investing in School Mental Health Programs

Hamoda, Hesham, Chiumento, Anna ORCID: 0000-0002-0526-0173, Alonge, Olakunle, Hamdani, Syed Usman, Saeed, Khalid, Lawrence, Wissow and Rahman, Atif ORCID: 0000-0002-2066-4467 (2021) Addressing the Consequences of the COVID-19 Lockdown for Children’s Mental Health: Investing in School Mental Health Programs. Psychiatric Services, 72 (6). pp. 729-731.

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Abstract

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.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Covid-19, Mental Health, School, Task-sharing
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	28 Jan 2021 10:30
Last Modified:	18 Jan 2023 23:01
DOI:	10.1176/appi.ps.202000597
Related URLs:	Author Publisher
URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3114888