A significant number of high school students in the United States experienced mental health issues during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey, with many considering suicide, feeling a sense of hopelessness and insecurity, increasing addictions, and suffering from abuses. The online Adolescent Behaviors and Experiences Survey (ABES) was conducted by the Centers for Disease…
Chief Medical Officer: ‘Pandemic Fatigue’ Is Impacting Mental Health
Deputy Chief Medical Officer for mental health, Ruth Vines has stated that pandemic fatigue is contributing to the stress Australians are experiencing during the pandemic. “We have seen significant levels of distress and I’m sure people are now enduring what we call pandemic fatigue and feeling at times increasingly irritable and frustrated,” Vines said on ABC…
One-Third of Australian Teens Have Thought of Self-Harming: Study
One-third of Australian teenagers, particularly girls, have considered self-harm over the last 12 months, a concerning trend in light of worsening mental health in the COVID-19 pandemic. Growing Up in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children is a major ongoing study that has followed 10,000 young Australians and their families since 2003. In its…
Concerns Growing Over Mental Health Crisis In Kids as Attempted Suicide Rates Jump 184 Percent
The mental health of Victorian children and teens, a low-risk age group for COVID-19, is suffering after being forced into the fourth lockdown in 12 months, with attempted self-harm and suicide rates surging. Kids Helpline, a national 24/7 confidential support and counselling service for 5 to 25-year-olds, revealed that the attempted suicide rate of Victorian…
Ontarians’ Mental Health Has Continued to Deteriorate Throughout Pandemic: Poll
The Canadian Mental Health Association is urging Ontario to prioritize the sector in its upcoming budget as a new poll suggests the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has eroded residents’ already fragile emotional well-being. The plea comes after the third round of polling from the association’s Ontario branch, which sheds light on how those…
The Impact of the Pandemic on Children, and What it Bodes for Their Future Mental Health
A year into the pandemic, the disruption the crisis has wrought in children’s lives has become obvious: online classrooms, little to no group sports and hanging out with friends, extra mental pressure, among numerous other negative effects. What is less known is the long-term impact this will have on children down the road. “The effects…
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