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Debate: Is there a true global children and young people's mental health crisis, fact or fiction?
Author(s) -
Ford Tamsin,
Cross Lauren
Publication year - 2021
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.12483
Subject(s) - covid-19 , mental health , intervention (counseling) , psychology , crisis intervention , medicine , psychiatry , disease , pathology , virology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Following COVID‐19, there has been increasing concern about the well‐being of children and young people across the United Kingdom; however, our major problem is the lack of robust data. We discuss emerging research capturing the impact of restrictions and experiences of COVID‐19 on children and young people. We suggest further and more detailed analysis is urgently required to inform an evidence‐based response. We conclude that although most of the UK’s kids are probably OK, it is essential that those who are in need of support receive timely and informed intervention.