Blockade affects children’s mental health

Since the beginning of the pandemic, medical experts dealing with a sharp increase in the mental health of young people say that experiencing more than one lockdown may damage the health of children. Exclusive data obtained by Sky News shows a sharp increase in cases-but therapists say parents can learn to help Your child’s coping skills. In the past year, the Adelaide Women’s and Children’s Hospital has recorded a 35% increase in mental health problems under 17 years of age. Krillie Smout of Development Minds told Sky News, “We do see that children who have experienced the second lockdown have a greater decline in their mental health than children who have not experienced the second lockdown.” The therapist suggests that parents should limit their children’s access to information about the pandemic. “Children especially don’t need to be surrounded by this information, even older children need to limit their time to think and talk about the challenges our world faces,” Ms. Smott said. Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800 Lifeline 13 11 14 Beyond Blue 1300 22 4636