'Passing Phase?': Why It's Difficult to Talk about Mental Health with Parents
4 years, 5 months ago

'Passing Phase?': Why It's Difficult to Talk about Mental Health with Parents

News 18  

“I don’t know how my parents will react”. “Should I really burden them with my worries?” Children, teenagers and young adults often find it hard to cope with mental health issues. When parents call mental health issues a “passing phase”, children often tend to dilute the urgency of the situation and evoke equally dismissive responses like, “I am doing fine”. There’s also a general feeling of being distant where family is concerned, and feelings of being emotionally unsupported,” says the 22-year-old student, who has suffered from mental health complications in the past. Without proper skill or understanding to deal with such issues, many often end up falling back on words like ‘abnormal’, ‘odd-behaviour’, ‘sick’ and other incorrect definitions and diagnosis of mental health issues.

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Beating stigma: Adolescents, young adults are now increasingly talking about mental health and seeking help too
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Beating stigma: Adolescents, young adults are now increasingly talking about mental health and seeking help too

The Hindu  

Adolescents and young adults are slowly but gradually shaping conversations about mental health. Commonly-seen mental health issues among adolescents and young adults are depression, personality issues and anxiety,” he said. ‘Parents need to support health-seeking behaviour’ Lakshmi Vijayakumar, psychiatrist and founder of SNEHA suicide prevention centre in Chennai, said that there was no doubt that the perception about mental health …

Children’s Mental Health Week: Why won’t my child talk to me?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Children’s Mental Health Week: Why won’t my child talk to me?

The Independent  

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7 Things Millennial Parents Wish Their Parents Understood
5 months, 1 week ago

7 Things Millennial Parents Wish Their Parents Understood

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Millennials are the first generation of parents to have grown up in the digital era — and it shows. The comments of ‘when you were young,’ no matter how well-meaning, add to the parental guilt of not being available for your child 100% of the time as a mother or not being able to provide financially by …

6 signs your child’s mental health might be spiralling
6 months ago

6 signs your child’s mental health might be spiralling

The Independent  

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Why are my mental health issues socially acceptable – but not my family’s?
2 years ago

Why are my mental health issues socially acceptable – but not my family’s?

The Independent  

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The Kids Aren't Alright: The Post-Pandemic Teen Mental Health Crisis : 1A
2 years ago

The Kids Aren't Alright: The Post-Pandemic Teen Mental Health Crisis : 1A

NPR  

The Kids Aren't Alright: The Post-Pandemic Teen Mental Health Crisis Enlarge this image toggle caption PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images In the wake of the pandemic, many people are struggling with their mental health regardless of their age. The numbers show that 4 in 10 U.S. high schoolers experienced persistent feelings of sadness …

Pandemic youth mental health toll unprecedented, data show
2 years, 1 month ago

Pandemic youth mental health toll unprecedented, data show

The Hindu  

The pandemic took a harsh toll on U.S. teen girls’ mental health, with almost 60% reporting feelings of persistent sadness or hopelessness, according to a government survey released Monday that bolsters earlier data. But isolation, online schooling and increased reliance on social media during the pandemic made things worse for many kids, mental health experts say. The results “reflect so …

Pandemic youth mental health toll unprecedented, data show
2 years, 1 month ago

Pandemic youth mental health toll unprecedented, data show

Associated Press  

The pandemic took a harsh toll on U.S. teen girls’ mental health, with almost 60% reporting feelings of persistent sadness or hopelessness, according to a government survey released Monday that bolsters earlier data. — Recent poor mental health was reported by half of LGBTQ kids and almost one-third of American Indian and Alaska Native youth. But isolation, online schooling and …

The pandemic took a harsh toll on teen girls’ mental health, CDC says
2 years, 1 month ago

The pandemic took a harsh toll on teen girls’ mental health, CDC says

LA Times  

Players on the Stanford women’s soccer team wear warmup jerseys with “Mental Health Matters” on their backs and a butterfly patch on their sleeves to remember late goalie Katie Meyer, who died by suicide earlier in the year. The pandemic took a harsh toll on U.S. teen girls’ mental health, with almost 60% reporting feelings of persistent sadness or hopelessness, …

New Year's Resolutions: How Parents Can Help Their Kids With Mental Health Issues
2 years, 3 months ago

New Year's Resolutions: How Parents Can Help Their Kids With Mental Health Issues

News 18  

New Year is just around the corner and it’s time to reflect back on everything we did right in the past year. Here are some tips for parents that will help their child have a happy, healthy life and a prosperous year ahead. Keeping a watch on sudden changes in behaviour A child’s sudden change in behaviour like being isolated …

4 tips for parents to handle mental health issues in children
2 years, 5 months ago

4 tips for parents to handle mental health issues in children

India Today  

There is no doubt that childhood is a beautiful phase for a child. Research states that most mental illnesses in children, almost 50 percent of them, begin by age 1 and 75 percent of mental health issues in children occur by the mid-20s. WHY ARE CONVERSATIONS AROUND MENTAL HEALTH OF SIGNIFICANCE AMONG CHILDREN? A kickstart to coping mechanisms is required …

Housing crisis, inflation weighing on young people's mental health after pandemic
2 years, 5 months ago

Housing crisis, inflation weighing on young people's mental health after pandemic

NL Times  

Young people are still struggling to recover from the mental consequences of the coronavirus, and all the other crises the Netherlands is facing are weighing heavily on them. The housing crisis and skyrocketing inflation, in particular, are affecting their mental health, EenVandaag reported after surveying 3Vraagt - part of the program’s regular opinion panel consisting of over 1,500 young people …

The cost of living crisis is wreaking havoc on our children’s mental health
2 years, 5 months ago

The cost of living crisis is wreaking havoc on our children’s mental health

The Independent  

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Pandemic or war, children growing up alone need support for mental well-being
2 years, 6 months ago

Pandemic or war, children growing up alone need support for mental well-being

Firstpost  

Across the world a staggering 10.5 million children have lost parents or caregivers to COVID-19, and 7.5 million have been orphaned. We all — including civil society organisations, governments, corporations and other partners — have a duty of care to support children who have lost parental care or are at risk of losing it, and a critical part of that …

6 Things People Actually Need To Improve Their Mental Health Right Now
2 years, 9 months ago

6 Things People Actually Need To Improve Their Mental Health Right Now

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Your favorite Instagram influencer can post about self-care all day, showing glamorous pictures of bubble baths and retreats. According to Cook, SEL would include increased access to and education on mental health resources and strategies, from coping mechanisms like deep breathing to increased school staff training to handle social and emotional concerns. Paid mental wellness days and …

The pain of parenting a child with mental illness
2 years, 10 months ago

The pain of parenting a child with mental illness

The Independent  

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Surgeon General Warns Of Pandemic’s Mental Health Impact On Kids
3 years, 3 months ago

Surgeon General Warns Of Pandemic’s Mental Health Impact On Kids

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING U.S. Speaking to CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union,” Murthy talked about the advisory he issued earlier this month about the urgent need to address the country’s youth mental health crisis, which existed before 2020 but has only been worsened by the ongoing pandemic that’s impacted nearly every aspect of childrens’ lives. They haven’t been …

Depression rates are dropping... but they're still nearly twice as high as they were pre-Covid
3 years, 5 months ago

Depression rates are dropping... but they're still nearly twice as high as they were pre-Covid

Daily Mail  

Rates of depression in Britain are starting to fall after shooting up during the Covid pandemic, official data shows. This more than doubled to a record 21 per cent last winter after two brutal waves of the epidemic and three lockdowns, with women and young people worst affected. The ONS estimates that the proportion dropped to 17 per cent last …

Covid, conflict and the climate crisis are putting young people’s futures at risk
3 years, 6 months ago

Covid, conflict and the climate crisis are putting young people’s futures at risk

The Independent  

Over the past few weeks, dramatic events around the world have unfolded amid an already worsening public health emergency. The pandemic has also disrupted critical mental health services in 93 per cent of countries around the world, leaving many young people without professional help. Our new global youth development index report, which measures the state of young people in 181 …

We know students are struggling with their mental health. Here's how you can help
3 years, 6 months ago

We know students are struggling with their mental health. Here's how you can help

NPR  

We know students are struggling with their mental health. Christian-Brathwaite and other mental health experts gave NPR some tips that parents, teachers and all adults can use to help kids cope better in these uncertain times. It's important for adults in charge of kids to take care of their own mental health, she says, so they are able to better …

Victoria's Chief Psychiatrist urges parents to check child mental health in COVID pandemic
3 years, 6 months ago

Victoria's Chief Psychiatrist urges parents to check child mental health in COVID pandemic

ABC  

Victoria's Chief Psychiatrist Neil Coventry has urged parents to "reach out" to their children to have frank conversations about anxiety and stress during lockdown. Dr Coventry appeared at today's press conference to address rising community concern over the impact of the state's extended lockdowns on child mental health. "I want to really focus on a particularly vulnerable subset of our …

Anger Issues To Suicidal Tendencies: Children's Mental Health Suffered Severely During The Pandemic, Claim Experts
3 years, 6 months ago

Anger Issues To Suicidal Tendencies: Children's Mental Health Suffered Severely During The Pandemic, Claim Experts

News 18  

It’s been over two years since the COVID-19 Pandemic shook the world, and there is no sign of this disease dying down. The national helpline for psychological support and mental health services at NIMHANS, Bengaluru, receives calls from parents every day with complaints of the children suffering from suicidal tendencies, depression, and loneliness. “We receive more number of calls from …

Covid: Young people say their prospects are dwindling and wellbeing suffering after pandemic
3 years, 7 months ago

Covid: Young people say their prospects are dwindling and wellbeing suffering after pandemic

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The overwhelming majority of young people feel that their employment prospects …

Ensuring mental well-being amid Covid-19
3 years, 7 months ago

Ensuring mental well-being amid Covid-19

Hindustan Times  

The pandemic has affected almost every aspect of our lives, especially our mental health. About 2500 prescriptions every month, as opposed to 1750 prescriptions per month in the pre-pandemic era, are being given to manage symptoms like anxiety, depression, panic attacks, insomnia, and other related symptoms,” says Dr Kushal Banerjee, a senior homeopath from Dr. Kalyan Banerjee’s Clinic. Experts feel …

Are children facing long-term mental distress?
3 years, 7 months ago

Are children facing long-term mental distress?

Live Mint  

For most children and adolescents, the past year has been a shadow of a typical childhood. Independently and collectively, these events can catalyse mental health difficulties in children and youth," write Brae Anne McArthur, Nicole Racine and Sheri Madigan from the University of Calgary in this piece. "Our child psychology research team sought to better understand the current state of …

New Study Shows Just How Much Kids' Mental Health Has Suffered In The Pandemic
3 years, 7 months ago

New Study Shows Just How Much Kids' Mental Health Has Suffered In The Pandemic

Huff Post  

Bhupi via Getty Images A new global study suggests anxiety and depression have doubled among children amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, one of the largest studies on children’s mental health during the pandemic to date shows just how significant the toll has been, indicating that 1 in 4 youth around the globe are grappling with clinically elevated symptoms of depression, …

How has the pandemic affected children's mental health? AIIMS professor explains
3 years, 8 months ago

How has the pandemic affected children's mental health? AIIMS professor explains

India Today  

The Covid-19 pandemic put a lot of pressure on the mental health of people, but it was especially hard on children with schools closed for months on end, and restrictions on being able to play with or meet friends and peers. Dr Rajesh Sagar, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi and Member, Central Mental …

Op-Ed: The kids who aren’t all right — the pandemic’s lasting toll on youth mental health
3 years, 9 months ago

Op-Ed: The kids who aren’t all right — the pandemic’s lasting toll on youth mental health

LA Times  

During a medical school rotation in psychiatry, the writer was alarmed by how many of their patients were young people whose mental health continues to be significantly affected by the pandemic. What concerns me most about the narrative around youth mental health is the idea that kids are resilient and thus eventually will recover from the stressors of this past …

What Parents Must Watch Out for: COVID Symptoms & Pandemic Effect on Kids’ Mental Health
3 years, 10 months ago

What Parents Must Watch Out for: COVID Symptoms & Pandemic Effect on Kids’ Mental Health

News 18  

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. We appear to be in the middle of a ‘parallel pandemic’ of mental health crises, affecting children and parents. Prolonged and high-grade fever, breathing difficulties, poor feeding and vomiting, loose motions, dehydration, severe abdominal pain, headache, and most importantly, any significant and prolonged change in the child’s behaviour …

12 People On How Their Mental Health Has Changed During The Pandemic
4 years ago

12 People On How Their Mental Health Has Changed During The Pandemic

Huff Post  

Illustration: Alexandra Bowman for HuffPost; Photo: Getty Bent Not Broken is a look back on the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic and how it has disrupted our mental health, plus advice on how to manage our well-being moving forward. While she hopes her anxiety levels will return to baseline once people are allowed to safely engage in more activities, …

I'm A Therapist Working With Children And Families. Here's How COVID-19 Is Affecting Them.
4 years, 1 month ago

I'm A Therapist Working With Children And Families. Here's How COVID-19 Is Affecting Them.

Huff Post  

"Even the fear of germs, which may have been considered a phobia or obsessional thought for children and adults, is now at least somewhat appropriate," the author writes. Getty Images As a psychoanalyst and parent guidance expert working in New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic with parents of children and adolescents, and often with the children themselves, it has …

Using ‘mental health’ as an anti-lockdown argument is unhelpful – it stops people getting the support they need
4 years, 1 month ago

Using ‘mental health’ as an anti-lockdown argument is unhelpful – it stops people getting the support they need

The Independent  

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For emerging adults, pandemic serves up unique challenges
4 years, 1 month ago

For emerging adults, pandemic serves up unique challenges

Associated Press  

CONCORD, N.H. — The coronavirus pandemic has been hard on both kids and adults. “This generation is losing out on this key transition period,” says Kathryn Sabella, director of research at the University of Massachusetts Medical School’s Transitions to Adulthood Center for Research. “There’s a sense of despair and hopelessness.” Emerging adulthood is a key time to explore career options, …

'I've Tried Everything': Pandemic Worsens Child Mental Health Crisis
4 years, 2 months ago

'I've Tried Everything': Pandemic Worsens Child Mental Health Crisis

NPR  

'I've Tried Everything': Pandemic Worsens Child Mental Health Crisis Enlarge this image toggle caption Audra Melton for NPR Audra Melton for NPR A bag of Doritos, that's all Princess wanted. Sponsor Message That's because there are fewer outpatient services now available to children, she says, and because the children showing up at ERs "are more serious." "Especially when I can …

The front-line heroes of the pandemic: Young carers
4 years, 3 months ago

The front-line heroes of the pandemic: Young carers

Al Jazeera  

Life for children tasked with caring for sick or disabled relatives has become significantly tougher during the pandemic, with much of their work going unseen and unacknowledged. When he came home, he was yelling my name and trying to find me so I rushed to give him a big hug.” Willow is one of Canada’s estimated one million young carers …

Parenting pressures intensify as the pandemic rages on
4 years, 4 months ago

Parenting pressures intensify as the pandemic rages on

Live Mint  

This year has been tough. In the course of the past few tumultuous months, i have seen three things happen with parents: Resignation: Some parents have found comfort in accepting and giving in to the circumstances. With every subsequent news of things getting worse, this resignation is only getting stronger Bipolarity: Some parents shift between two positions: that what is …

How Covid-19 has affected mental well-being of children
4 years, 5 months ago

How Covid-19 has affected mental well-being of children

India Today  

For the past 6 months, various experts and prognosticators in India are prognosticated about how the coronavirus pandemic will bring revolutionary transformation in a student's life across various domains which include education, social gatherings, extracurriculars, etc. How digital health solutions have helped kids amid Covid-19 pandemic: With so many changes happening around the kids, coupled with isolation, loneliness, and physical …

4 Questions To Gauge Your Kid's Mental Health During The COVID-19 Pandemic
4 years, 5 months ago

4 Questions To Gauge Your Kid's Mental Health During The COVID-19 Pandemic

Huff Post  

Prostock-Studio via Getty Images A few simple questions can help parents gauge how their children are really coping with COVID-19 stress. “Parents have to keep in mind that kids aren’t necessarily thinking about everything that is happening right now in the exact same way they’re thinking about it,” explained Jill Emanuele, clinical director of the Child Mind Institute’s Mood Disorders …

How coronavirus is linked to an increase in complex mental illness, including psychosis, in young adults and older people
4 years, 6 months ago

How coronavirus is linked to an increase in complex mental illness, including psychosis, in young adults and older people

ABC  

Anita Link was in hospital when the coronavirus pandemic blew up earlier this year. "It's really the older people who were more isolated who were presenting with a first episode, which was very unusual," Dr Brown says. "We have had an interesting cohort of people who've come to us for the first time during COVID," Ms Pardy says. "I can't …

Poll: Pandemic takes toll on mental health of young adults
4 years, 6 months ago

Poll: Pandemic takes toll on mental health of young adults

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — The coronavirus pandemic has taken a harsh toll on the mental health of young Americans, according to a new poll that finds adults under 35 especially likely to report negative feelings or experience physical or emotional symptoms associated with stress and anxiety. One possible explanation for the age gap could be that young adults have less experience dealing …

How young people are adapting to the challenges of living through a pandemic
4 years, 8 months ago

How young people are adapting to the challenges of living through a pandemic

ABC  

It was during a video catch-up with friends that Amsha became aware there was an elephant in the virtual room. "Often the stereotype is the opposite, that loneliness is something affecting older people living alone … what the population data shows is that actually it's young people who are the most lonely," clinical psychologist Tegan Cruwys told the ABC. The …

Coronavirus has created a new source of anxiety – but we will always take mental health seriously
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus has created a new source of anxiety – but we will always take mental health seriously

The Independent  

Lockdown is storing up a “tsunami of mental health problems”. There is light coming through the cracks: on an anecdotal level, I have noticed colleagues, friends, family and contributors to The Independent speaking more openly about their mental health and their emotions than ever before. This Mental Health Awareness week on the lifestyle desk, we have spoken to people who …

Young people’s mental health suffering most during lockdown, research suggests
4 years, 10 months ago

Young people’s mental health suffering most during lockdown, research suggests

The Independent  

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Lockdown: Fears grow over long-term impact of pandemic on young people’s mental health
4 years, 10 months ago

Lockdown: Fears grow over long-term impact of pandemic on young people’s mental health

The Independent  

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The mental health impact of the coronavirus pandemic is ‘already extremely concerning,’ UN says
4 years, 10 months ago

The mental health impact of the coronavirus pandemic is ‘already extremely concerning,’ UN says

CNN  

CNN — There is a “high prevalence” of mental distress in countries across the globedue to the coronavirus pandemic, especially among health care workers and children, according to the United Nations and the World Health Organization. “The impact of the pandemic on people’s mental health is already extremely concerning,” WHO Director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a news release Thursday. …

How To Care For Your Kids' Mental Health During The COVID-19 Pandemic
4 years, 11 months ago

How To Care For Your Kids' Mental Health During The COVID-19 Pandemic

Huff Post  

MoMo Productions via Getty Images Parents have the power to ease the emotional blow of this difficult experience. “During periods of uncertainty and change, what our children need most from us is to feel safe, loved and protected,” said Genevieve von Lob, a psychologist and author of “Happy Parent, Happy Child.” HuffPost spoke to von Lob and other experts to …

10 Mental Health Signs To Watch Out For In Kids In The Age Of COVID-19
5 years ago

10 Mental Health Signs To Watch Out For In Kids In The Age Of COVID-19

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING It’s no secret the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing measures required to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus are taking a toll on Americans’ mental health. Just like us, our children are experiencing a great deal of loss of their normal lives right now,” said Genevieve von Lob, a psychologist and author of “Happy Parent, Happy …

Too many children are suffering in silence – it's time to start speaking to them about mental health
7 years, 11 months ago

Too many children are suffering in silence – it's time to start speaking to them about mental health

The Independent  

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