Valerie Knowles, Bo Wang, Lynette Deveaux, Sonja Lunn, Glenda Rolle, Giavana Jones, Carole Harris, Linda Kaljee, Xiaoming Li, Veronica Koci, Xinguang Chen, Sharon Marshall, Bonita Stanton
Preparing for national implementation of an evidence-based, effective HIV prevention program among bahamian sixth-grade students
World health & population
covid19 pandemic impacted mental health mh children adolescents parents whereas youth mh disorders neurodevelopmental disorders ndd may higher risk exacerbations emotional behavioural distress children adolescents without preexisting mh disorders ndd may also experience mh deterioration due increases stress changes health behaviours loss activitiesschool closures loss resources little known impact covid19 emergency measures ems childrens mh course pandemic longitudinal study four wellestablished preexisting cohorts ontario two recruited clinical settings two recruited community settings primary outcomes include impact ems six mh domains depression anxiety irritability inattention hyperactivity obsessivecompulsive behaviours risk protective factors related youth mh profiles trajectories identified addition effects school mitigation strategies changes mh services family factors ie parental mh economic deprivation family functioning childrens mh examined data collected via repeated online survey measures selected ensure reliability validity proposed populations distributed pandemic periods study approved institutional research ethics boards participating research sites results disseminated robust knowledge translation partnership key knowledge users materials inform public awareness codeveloped educators public health mh health service providers connections professional associations mh advocacy groups leveraged support youth mh policy relation ems findings shared conference presentations peerreviewed journals openaccess publications