2021 Children’s Mental Health Report – The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children’s Mental Health: What We Know So Far

URL: https://childmind.org/awareness-campaigns/childrens-mental-health-report/2021-childrens-mental-health-report/

Even before the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, mental health professionals were struggling to meet the needs of the 1 in 5 children and adolescents with a mental health or learning disorder. Then the pandemic hit, bringing an upsurge in youth reporting mental health challenges.

In this report, we examine the growing body of research on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on children’s mental health, including the results of a survey of thousands of parents conducted by the Child Mind Institute.