{"id":11076,"date":"2022-09-13T13:00:29","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T06:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=11076"},"modified":"2022-09-13T13:00:29","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T06:00:29","slug":"what-are-the-unique-mental-health-challenges-and-effects-of-the-coronavirus-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=11076","title":{"rendered":"What Are the Unique Mental Health Challenges and Effects of the Coronavirus Pandemic?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xWkobxkt80c?autoplay=1&#038;cc_load_policy=1&#038;modestbranding=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>How is the coronavirus pandemic truly affecting children&#8217;s mental health? <\/p>\n<p>The COVID-19 pandemic has had tremendous impact on children and adolescents\u2019 mental health. Among teens, rates of depression and anxiety have doubled, and suicidal ideation has increased. This had led experts, including Children\u2019s Hospital Colorado leaders, to declare a youth mental health crisis.  <\/p>\n<p>In this video, clinical child and adolescent psychologist Jessica Hawks, MD, describes the unique effects the COVID-19 pandemic has had on children and adolescents\u2019 mental health.  COVID-19 has disrupted routines, increased stress, created social isolation from friends and family and brought grief. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, when you think about all those challenges, it should come as no surprise that mental health has been impacted,\u201d says Dr. Hawks. <\/p>\n<p>To learn more about how to support your child\u2019s mental health and resources, visit: https:\/\/www.childrenscolorado.org\/conditions-and-advice\/parenting\/parenting-articles\/youth-mental-health-support\/  <\/p>\n<p>Connect with Children\u2019s Colorado:<br \/>\nInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/childrenscolo<br \/>\nFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/childrenshospitalcolorado<br \/>\nTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChildrensColo<br \/>\nLinkedIn: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/children&#8217;s-hospital-colorado<br \/>\nWebsite: http:\/\/www.childrenscolorado.org<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xWkobxkt80c\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How is the coronavirus pandemic truly affecting children&#8217;s mental health? The COVID-19 pandemic has had tremendous impact on children and adolescents\u2019 mental health. Among teens, rates of depression and anxiety have doubled, and suicidal ideation has increased. This had led experts, including Children\u2019s Hospital Colorado leaders, to declare a youth mental health crisis. In this &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11076","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11076"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11076\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}