ArticleCanadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie2020
Impacts of COVID-19 on Youth Mental Health, Substance Use, and Well-being: A Rapid Survey of Clinical and Community Samples: Répercussions de la COVID-19 sur la santé mentale, l'utilisation de substances et le bien-être des adolescents : un sondage rapide d'échantillons cliniques et communautaires.
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- Youth-developed recommendations on public health planning for future pandemics or public health emergencies: a national Delphi study.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2026Article
- Socioeconomic status and perception of well-being and mental health support: a three-year COVID-19 study in children with psychopathology and their parents.Pediatric research · 2026Article
- Trends in Sedative-Hypnotic Prescription Among Insomnia Patients: A Nationwide Cohort Study From 2010 to 2022 in Korea.Journal of Korean medical science · 2026Article
- Young people's experiences and strategies for improving their awareness and access to mental health and substance use health services.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Socio-economic factors associated with alcohol and cannabis use across waves of the COVID-19 pandemic: an intersectional analysis of a repeated cross-sectional survey.BMC public health · 2025Article
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- Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Health Behaviours of Adolescents Living in Italy: Data from 2021/2022 HBSC Survey.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Families of Children/Youth with Complex Needs Before, During, and After COVID-19 Pandemic Restrictions.Journal of child & adolescent trauma · 2025Article
- Longitudinal Association Between Youth Multimorbidity and Psychological Distress: Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic.Child psychiatry and human development · 2025Article
- Drug testing after use: what insights can be gained from a harm reduction perspective on visitors of the drugs information and monitoring system (DIMS) in the Netherlands?Harm reduction journal · 2025Article
- Child Well-Being and Family Quality of Life During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Child: care, health and development · 2025Article
- Teenager Substance Use on Reddit: Mixed Methods Computational Analysis of Frames and Emotions.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Using a co-design approach to develop a Preventative Online Mental Health Program for Youth (POMHPY): a quality improvement project.BMC health services research · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe current novel coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic presents a time-sensitive opportunity to rapidly enhance our knowledge about the impacts of public health crises on youth mental health, substance use, and well-being. This study examines youth mental health and substance use during the pandemic period.
methodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted with 622 youth participants across existing clinical and community cohorts. Using the National Institute of Mental Health-developed CRISIS tool and other measures, participants reported on the impacts of COVID-19 on their mental health, substance use, and other constructs.
resultsReports of prepandemic mental health compared to intrapandemic mental health show a statistically significant deterioration of mental health across clinical and community samples (
conclusionsAmong youth with histories of mental health concerns, the pandemic context poses a significant risk for exacerbation of need. In addition, youth may experience the onset of new difficulties. We call on service planners to attend to youth mental health during COVID-19 by bolstering the accessibility of services. Moreover, there is an urgent need to engage young people as coresearchers to understand and address the impacts of the pandemic and the short, medium, and long terms.
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