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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 , epidemiology , health care , population , psychology , medicine , psychiatry , economic growth , 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.

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