Youth in an intervention arm showed greater relative increase in percent of the 95th percentile of BMI
Pediatric Mental Health Care Use, Spending Both Up >20 Percent Since the Pandemic
Study shows telehealth delivery of mental health care persists
No Change in Depression Seen in Children Across the Globe From 2004 to 2019
Findings based on 41 studies with data for children younger than 13 years old
Study Looks at Trends in Pediatric Mental Health Diagnoses During Pandemic
Prevalence of eating disorders more than doubled during pandemic in 13- to 18-year-old girls, with similar trend, but lower prevalence, in boys
COVID-19-Related Financial Disruptions Linked to Child Mental Health
No association seen for school disruptions with mental health, including stress, sadness, COVID-19-related worry
Pandemic Worsened Mental Health, Social Risk in Minority Children
Depression/anxiety problems increased for urban, racial- and ethnic-minority children during versus six months before the pandemic
Less Than Half of Children With Mental Disorders Receive Services
One in eight children have mental disorders at any given time, but only 44.2 percent have received any services for these conditions
Psychological Well-Being Worse for Children During COVID-19
After the end of in-person instruction, increase seen in frequency of youth mental health concerns, including loneliness
Poll: Pandemic-Related Concerns Top of Mind for Parents
While the virus itself is not a top concern overall, impacts of COVID-19, including screen time and mental health, rate highly