Neither seen nor heard: the evidence gap on the effect of covid-19 on mental health in children

Tamsin Ford; Tamsin Newlove-Delgado; Ann Kannuralil Sabu; Abigail Russell

doi:10.1136/bmj-2023-078339

Neither seen nor heard: the evidence gap on the effect of covid-19 on mental health in children

BMJ. 2024 Oct 7:387:e078339. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2023-078339.

Authors

Tamsin Ford¹, Tamsin Newlove-Delgado², Ann Kannuralil Sabu³, Abigail Russell²

Affiliations

¹ University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
² University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.
³ public representative, Cambridge Children's Hospital Youth Forum, Cambridge, UK.

Abstract

Tamsin Ford and colleagues say better evidence on how children’s mental health is affected by health shocks is essential to inform policy responses

MeSH terms

COVID-19* / epidemiology
COVID-19* / prevention & control
COVID-19* / psychology
Child
Evidence Gaps
Humans
Mental Disorders / epidemiology
Mental Health*
Pandemics
SARS-CoV-2*