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Mental health during COVID-19
UNICEF
The impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of adolescents and youth in Latin America and the Caribbean
Results of a poll:
Emotions
Among the participants:
27% felt anxiety in the last seven days
15% depression in the last seven days
For 30%, the main reason influencing their current emotions is the economic situation.
Motivation
46% had less motivation to do activities they usually enjoyed
And 36% felt less motivated to do regular chores
Future situation
43% of the women felt pessimistic about the future
Compared to 31% of the male participants
Help
73% have felt the need to ask for help concerning their physical and mental well-being
Despite this, 40% did not ask for help at all
This figure rises to 43% in the case of women
Health centers and specialized hospitals (50%) followed by worship centers (26%) and online services (23%) are the main mechanisms where they would seek help if needed
Formulas they used to take care of their mental health
To help in a community kitchen to distract
To read and write what made her feel bad
Didn’t hesitate to ask for help
Kept busy, exercised more, great attitude
To not stress, avoid panic, and continue the normal routine
To change habits, wake up early to be more productive, self-awareness helps also
Europe
Covid-19 had impact on the emotional wellbeing of youth
Mental health became worse
Tension increased while vigour decresed
Enormous amount of stress
Increase in
depression
anxiety
loneliness
suicide attempts
Amount of children suffering from mental illness pass from 10-20% to 20-25%
These numbers may be an underestimate because children internalize their feeling, making it difficult to observe
Socioeconomic inequities enlarge
Families and communities that were already economically disadvantaged suffered the effects of Covid worse.
Increase in family violence
Affects child mental illness problems directly
Schools provided students with refuge from family problems, routine, activities, and sense of community. With the closure of schools, these supports were disrupted.
PROSOCIAL experiences
Increase in negative feelings
Increase in the support given to friends and family during the pandemic
Helping others was associated with an increase in vigour
The region of the brain corresponding to personal rewards is activated by helping others
Prosocial opportunities help adolescents see the perspective of others ad give the good feelings as well
UPRIGHT project
Resilience can be taught, and it is of vital importance young people are taught this
Allowing them to thrive better in most situations and to avoid the development of mental illness as a response to stressful events