ArticleJournal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines2022
Editorial Perspective: The mental health impact of school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- The COVID-19 pandemic and adolescents' and young adults' experiences at school: A systematic narrative review.Journal of research on adolescence : the official journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence · 2025Pooled it
- A systematic review of the mental health changes of children and young people before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- ABA-based teacher training reduces emotional and behavioral problems in Brazilian children.Psicologia, reflexao e critica : revista semestral do Departamento de Psicologia da UFRGS · 2026Article
- Effect of School Reopenings on Children's Mental Health During COVID-19: Quasi-experimental Evidence from California.Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.) · 2026Article
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- COVID-19-Related Experiences and the Psychological Wellbeing of Adolescent Girls in Uganda: A Cross-sectional Study.Global social welfare : research, policy & practice · 2024Article
- Socioeconomic inequalities in psychosocial well-being among adolescents under the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-regional comparative analysis in Hong Kong, mainland China, and the Netherlands.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2024Article
- Mode of pandemic school instruction associated with distress among military and non-military-connected students.Journal of military, veteran and family health · 2024Article
- Parents' Perceptions of Schools' COVID-19 Mitigation Strategies: A Phenomenological Study.The Journal of school health · 2024Article
- Pediatric suicide attempts lagged during the COVID-19 pandemic: a European multicenter study.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2024Article
- The Impact of School Closures on Learning and Mental Health of Children: Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic.Perspectives on psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science · 2024Review
- The ethicality of the COVID-19 response in children and adolescents.Irish journal of medical science · 2024Article
- Study on anxiety, depression, and sleep conditions and their interrelations among vocational college students during the COVID-19 pandemic management normalization.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Assessment of children suicide attempts frequency in the peripandemic period.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Children and adolescents' emotional problems during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2023Article
- The Impact of School Closures on Service Utilization in School-Based Health Centers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Usability and Credibility of a COVID-19 Vaccine Chatbot for Young Adults and Health Workers in the United States: Formative Mixed Methods Study.JMIR human factors · 2023Article
- Experiences of Children During the Pandemic: Scrutinizing Increased Vulnerabilities in Education in the Case of Turkey.International journal on child maltreatment : research, policy and practice · 2023Article
- A Prospective Evaluation of the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Youth with Primary Headache Disorders.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Critical life course interventions for children and adolescents to promote mental health.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2023Review
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Abstract
School closures were one of the earlier actions taken as the world tried to contain the COVID-19 outbreak, a decision impacting nearly three-fourths of the learners worldwide. One year into the pandemic, over 200 million students still faced disruptions to their education. Nearing the end of another academic year that has occurred entirely during the pandemic, many schools remained fully or partially closed for in-person education, altering routines and representing potential hardships to the next generation and their families. This article will explore the potential impacts of school closures on children and adolescents related to increased screen time, irregular sleep patterns, less balanced diets, learning difficulties, and changes in social interaction. In addition, we note broader familial difficulties likely accompanying the loss of the mitigating effects of schools and their associated support systems, such as parental stress and work responsibilities, loss of employment, intimate partner violence, child abuse and neglect, and parental substance abuse, which appear to have increased during the pandemic. Considering what is known about the impact from previous natural catastrophes, the populations at risk, and the early but not yet definitive data from the current pandemic, we stress the urgent need for robust data as we prepare for a new academic year in the Northern Hemisphere. Although we currently lack consistent and complete data, signs for concern include a rise in pediatric emergency room visits for mental health and substance use issues in many parts of the world. This paper aims to stimulate a discussion about the potential mental health effects of school closures for children and adolescents in the context of a pandemic.
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