Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on child and adolescent mental health services
Hannah Chu-Han Huang, Dennis Ougrin
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic and government lockdown restrictions have had an impact on children and young people worldwide. In this editorial, we explore how and why referrals to UK children and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) have changed during the pandemic and summarise the emerging data on the potential reasons behind this.
Topics & Concepts
PandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Mental healthGovernment (linguistics)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)PsychologyPsychiatryPolitical scienceMedicineVirologyDiseaseLinguisticsOutbreakPathologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)PhilosophyCOVID-19 and healthcare impactsCOVID-19 and Mental HealthTelemedicine and Telehealth Implementation