Pediatric Behavioral Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Expert Advice for Preparedness, Response, and Recovery

• 2023

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• Kimberly Burkhart; Carolyn Ievers-Landis
PMID: 37297523DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20115920

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The COVID-19 pandemic intensified mental health issues among children, leading to increased anxiety, depression, suicide attempts, and emergency visits. In response, the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) created behavioral health task forces linked to pediatric disaster centers. The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) funded the Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN) to enhance preparedness for future health crises, with a focus on behavioral health. This commentary highlights efforts by experts to improve behavioral health competencies across disciplines, regional and national emergency response capabilities, and provides examples of successful interdisciplinary training and projects. It emphasizes the need for behavioral health providers to become more engaged with federal programs, seek additional training, and foster innovative collaborations with medical and community partners to better prepare for and respond to future disasters.

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Hazard: Infectious Disease

Audiences: Behavioral Health Professionals; Emergency Managers; Physicians; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stages: Response; Recovery; Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Collection: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Disaster Planning; Mental Health; Mental Health Services; Pediatrics; Adolescent; Adolescent Health; Pandemics; Adverse Childhood Experiences; COVID-19

Institutions: Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN); University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center; Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

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