Lockdown has caused anxiety and psychological distress among children, mental health experts say
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Socialisation and physical activities are crucial for children’s emotional and mental development.
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Health advisory on social media use in adolescence
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The Mystifying Rise of Child Suicide
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The impact of COVID-19 on mental health cannot be made light of
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COVID-19: How a year in lockdown has affected young people's mental health, UK News
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The Kathmandu Post - 11 Jun, 2020
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A year into the pandemic, mental health workers face burnout and soaring demands - National
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Teens in Covid Isolation: 'I Felt Like I Was Suffocating' - The New York Times
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COVID Anxiety Syndrome: Symptoms, Coping, Treatment
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Parents in the US had alarmingly high rates of anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic – and that has a direct effect on kids
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Associations between dimensions of behaviour, personality traits, and mental -health during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
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Understanding Pandemic PTSD and How to Recover Your Mental Health
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IJERPH, Free Full-Text
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Children's mental health is in crisis
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Voice of Children