scholarly journals Children’s Mental Health in the Time of COVID-19: How Things Stand and the Aftermath

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 196-201
Author(s):  
Mohammad Hilal Atthariq Ramadhan ◽  
Ayu Kartika Putri ◽  
Diana Melinda ◽  
Umrohtul Habibah ◽  
Utami Nurul Fajriyah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Acute Stress ◽  
Adjustment Disorder ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Children’S Mental Health ◽  
School Closure ◽  
Children's Mental Health ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Mental Health Needs

Currently, the world is facing immediate and unexpected changes every day due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. These environmental stimulations have an impact on mental health, particularly in the case of children. Worldwide measures such as quarantine, social and physical distancing, and school closure can potentially take a toll on children’s mental health, in both the short and long terms. Grief, adjustment disorder and acute stress disorder (ASD) are some of the mental health issues that children are prone to suffer during a pandemic, leading to mood disorder, psychosis and even suicidal tendency, if not addressed and treated timely. As the pandemic continues, it is crucial to monitor children’s mental health status. Parents/ caregivers must receive continuous guidance on handling the situation appropriately. Both professionals and families/caregivers must tend to children’s mental health needs to safeguard their overall well-being.

scholarly journals Military Parent’s PTSD and Children’s Mental Health: A Scoping Review

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tara Collins
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Children’S Mental Health ◽  
Children's Mental Health ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Prevention Services ◽  
Treatment And Prevention ◽  
Military Members ◽  
The Impact

It is widely recognized that the mental health of parents impacts children’s well-being. A scoping review was conducted to examine what was known from the research specific to mental health issues facing children as a consequence of their military parent’s PTSD. The parameters of this review were based on Arksey and O’Malley’s (2005) recommendations for completion of a scoping review. From the search, 163 articles were located from 5 electronic databases. Of those, 35 were related to the topic and, after implementing the inclusion and exclusion criteria 21 were included in this scoping review. Although the scoping review demonstrated that there is a paucity of knowledge about the impact of military member’s PTSD on children’s mental health, all of the articles discovered for this review concluded that there were mental health impacts on children as a result of residing with a military parent diagnosed with PTSD. As a result, not only is more research needed on the phenomena, the research that is prevalent suggests that more treatment and prevention services be provided to military members, their families and their children.

Creating a System of Care for Children's Mental Health in a Native American Community

2009 ◽  
Vol 90 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gail Werrbach ◽  
Marjorie Withers ◽  
Elizabeth Neptune
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Native American ◽  
Systems Of Care ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Children’S Mental Health ◽  
System Of Care ◽  
Children's Mental Health ◽  
Culturally Competent ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Impact

This article describes the creation of a system of care in children's mental health by the Passamaquoddy Tribe located in Princeton, Maine. The history of this Native American community; the impact of oppression, historical trauma, and contemporary economic, health, and educational inequities on child and family health well-being; and the barriers to providing culturally competent child mental health services are reviewed. Descriptions of the key components and core concepts of the system of care are presented along with case examples highlighting the array of services. Finally, implications for practice in the creation of culturally competent systems of care within Native American communities are discussed.

scholarly journals Maternal attachment representation, the risk of increased depressive symptoms and the influence on children’s mental health during the SARS-CoV-2-pandemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Franziska Köhler-Dauner ◽  
Anna Buchheim ◽  
Katherina Hildebrand ◽  
Inka Mayer ◽  
Vera Clemens ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Children’S Mental Health ◽  
Maternal Attachment ◽  
Children's Mental Health ◽  
Attachment Representations ◽  
Current Crisis ◽  
Attachment Representation ◽  
Depressive Symptomology

AbstractThe social distancing measures and the related closure of education institutions have confronted young families, in particular, with various challenges. Additional risk factors such as an insecure or even unresolved maternal attachment representation may affect mental health of mothers and their children in times of increased stress such as during the ongoing pandemic. We aimed to analyze the interplay between maternal attachment representation and mother’s and children’s mental health before and during the SARS-CoV-2-pandemic. 91 mothers completed a “SARS-CoV-2 pandemic survey” examining the pandemic-related stress of their families including their own depressive symptomology and their children’s mental health. Our mediation analysis demonstrates that the mothers’ depressive symptomology significantly and fully mediated the relationship between maternal attachment representations and children’s mental health during the pandemic. In contrast, the indirect effect of the maternal attachment representation on children’s mental health before the pandemic through the depressive symptoms experienced by the mothers before the pandemic did not reach significance alongside the total and direct effect. The quality of the maternal attachment representation, promoted by childhood maltreatment, seems to be one relevant risk factor for the mothers’ and children’s mental health during a stressful time like a pandemic. The risk for mothers to develop depressive symptoms in times of a pandemic is significantly influenced by their current representation of previous attachment experiences. In addition, the mental well-being of mothers showed a considerable influence on the children’s mental health during a pandemic. The results underline the necessity to consider unique needs of family members and to offer specific support in the current crisis focusing on attachment issues.

scholarly journals The Acute Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children’s Mental Health in Southwestern Ontario

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra Mactavish ◽  
Carli Mastronardi ◽  
Rosanne Menna ◽  
Kimberley A. Babb ◽  
Marco Battaglia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Children’S Mental Health ◽  
Children's Mental Health ◽  
Children And Parents ◽  
The Impact

Objective: COVID-19 is an unprecedented global crisis. Research is critically needed to identify the acute and long-term impacts of the pandemic to children’s mental health including psychosocial factors that predict resilience, recovery, and persistent long-term distress. The present study collected data in June-July 2020 to enumerate the acute impact of the pandemic on children’s mental health, including the magnitude and nature of psychiatric and psychological distress in children, and to evaluate social support as a putative psychosocial correlate of children’s distress.Method: 190 families of children aged 8 to 13 from the Windsor-Essex region of Southwestern Ontario reported on the impact of the pandemic on children’s well-being (e.g., worry, happiness); irritability; social support; and symptoms of anxiety, depressive, and posttraumatic stress disorder at baseline assessment of an ongoing longitudinal study of the COVID-19 pandemic.Results: Children and parents reported worsened well-being and psychological distress during the pandemic compared to retrospective report of pre-pandemic well-being. Children and parents also reported higher depressive and anxiety symptoms, but fewer PTSD symptoms, compared to epidemiological samples that used the same measures prior to the pandemic. Finally, child-perceived social support from family and friends was associated with lower symptom severity.Conclusions: Study findings indicate broad psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and are consistent with prior research that indicates a protective role of social support to mitigate the negative psychological impact of the pandemic.

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