Editorial: Learning From the Pandemic: “Building Back Better” Through Research on Risk and Resilience With Diverse Populations

The COVID-19 pandemic is responsible for more than 2 million deaths and unprecedented disruption in the daily lives of people in communities worldwide. Efforts to slow viral transmission, including quarantine and school closures, have introduced profound changes in children ’s lives. Decreased opportunities for social interaction and physical activity, reduced instruction time affecting academic progress, changing nutritional habits and soaring rates of hunger, and increasing digital media use are just several of the myriad ways in which young people’s lives have b een altered. For parents and other adults in children’s lives, widespread job loss has created financial insecurity and aggravated caregiver stress. Rates of depression and anxiety in American adults appear to be at markedly high levels, with particular burden falling upon those with pre-existing vulnerabilities, including lower income and exposure to multiple life stressors.1

Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - February 10, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Matthew G. Biel, Olivia Hamrah Tags: Editorial Source Type: research