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Supporting youth and families during COVID‐19
Author(s) -
Walters Anne
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the brown university child and adolescent behavior letter
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7575
pISSN - 1058-1073
DOI - 10.1002/cbl.30472
Subject(s) - covid-19 , psychology , virology , medicine , disease , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Natural disaster is defined as “severe disruption, ecological and psychosocial, which greatly exceeds the coping capacity of the affected community.” The COVID‐19 pandemic meets criteria for a natural disaster in its potential for collateral damage to mental health for children and adults. The economic downturn, job loss, financial stressors, day‐to‐day disruptions to life, and barrage of frightening news is challenging for all of us, and more so for those suffering from mental illness.