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Depression. Anxiety. Stress. Confusion. The effect that COVID-19 has had on kids’ mental health is huge, according to Kathy Koch, PhD. “I’m actually more concerned about that for our children than I am the physical effects of the virus,” Koch told The Stream recently.
Koch, an author, speaker, former teacher and professor, founded Celebrate Kids, a nonprofit dedicated to enabling parents to make sure their kids thrive now by helping them discover and work on their core needs and identity.
Koch pointed out that the physical effect of the virus is real, but the pandemic has caused even more damage in terms of kids’ mental health. For example, intentional self-harm incidents by 13-18 year olds in the Northeast U.S. are up by 334%, according to a FAIR Health study. The study also found an increase in anxiety and major depressive disorder, up 94% and 84% respectively, and adjustment disorders are up 90%.
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