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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023

Mental Health among Italian Children and Adolescents during and after the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: A Professionals' Focus Group Study.

Maria Luisa Scattoni, Martina Micai, Angela Caruso, Letizia Gila, Francesca Fulceri, Giulia Galati, Maria Antonella Costantino, Massimo Molteni, Paolo Petralia, Marcello Lanari and 2 more

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12 authors.

Maria Luisa ScattoniResearch Coordination and Support Service, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6659-0280
Martina MicaiResearch Coordination and Support Service, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6253-2606
Angela CarusoResearch Coordination and Support Service, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Letizia GilaResearch Coordination and Support Service, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Francesca FulceriResearch Coordination and Support Service, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6757-9585
Giulia GalatiResearch Coordination and Support Service, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Maria Antonella CostantinoChild and Adolescent Neuropsychiatric Unit, Foundation IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy.
Massimo MolteniScientific Institute IRCSS E. Medea, Unit of Child Psychopathology, 23842 Bosisio Parini, Italy.
Paolo PetraliaASL4 SSR Liguria, 16043 Chiavari, Italy.
Marcello LanariPediatric Emergency Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
Cristiana CorinaldesiItalian Ombudsperson for Children and Adolescents, 00196 Rome, Italy.
Carla GarlattiItalian Ombudsperson for Children and Adolescents, 00196 Rome, Italy.

Funding

Italian Ombudsperson for Children and Adolescents [Autorità Garante per l'Infanzia e l'Adolescenza, AGIA] BB65
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic had a negative impact on the mental health of children and adolescents. Eight focus groups and six individual hearings were conducted to gain insights from the perspectives of 97 Italian professionals from a variety of disciplines, including child and adolescent neuropsychiatrists, pediatricians, general practitioners, social workers, psychologists, teachers, school deans, non-governmental organizations, and a researcher. Urban and rural settings were represented. The present research has been promoted by the Italian Independent Authority for Children and Adolescents (Autorità Garante per l'Infanzia e l'Adolescenza, AGIA) in collaboration with the National Institute of Health (Istituto Superiore di Sanità, ISS) and the Ministry of Education and its scientific value has been supervised by a Scientific Committee. The results of the focus groups' discussions revealed increased vulnerability, with the onset of new mental health disorders in healthy individuals and those in a condition of disadvantage, migratory contexts, and with disabilities. The already critical pre-pandemic structural and operational issues of existing services have been exacerbated. In healthcare, the activation of telemedicine has been a great asset but at the same time has generated challenges and critical issues that are still unresolved. Professionals emphasized the need to pay special attention to planning integrated responses aimed at overcoming inequalities and fragmentation. The result of this initiative translates into a set of operational recommendations useful for guiding investments and policies directed toward the protection of the mental health of minors in the health, educational, and social spheres from the outset.

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adolescentchildfocus groupsItalymental healthSARS-CoV-2 pandemicservices

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PMCPMC10342473

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