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Debate: COVID‐19 to the under 19 – a Singapore school mental health response
Author(s) -
Renjan Vidhya,
Fung Daniel S.S.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
child and adolescent mental health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.912
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1475-3588
pISSN - 1475-357X
DOI - 10.1111/camh.12426
Subject(s) - pandemic , mental health , covid-19 , health care , epidemiology , population , psychology , medicine , political science , economic growth , psychiatry , environmental health , economics , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
The 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID‐19) pandemic causes much disruption globally on sociopolitical, economic and healthcare fronts. While much of the impact has focused on the epidemiology and medical management of the pandemic, more need to be focused on the mental health impact of COVID‐19. This article describes the impact of COVID‐19 pandemic on Singapore’s schools and the response and adaptation of the school community mental health services. Singapore’s response is one of balancing the needs of the population and demands in this crisis, with the utilization of technology and outbreak and support control measures. Further consideration needs to be afforded to increase capacity of the school and mental health services to support youth and tapping on technological innovations.