Our mental health experts speak to the short- and long- term effects of the drastic levels of adversity, uncertainty and grief children and adolescents have faced since the pandemic began.
Earlier this year, the nation's leading experts in pediatric health declared the mental health crisis among children so dire that it has become a national emergency. It also prompted an influential group of experts to recommend for the first time, screening all children ages 8 to 18 for anxiety. If left untreated, reports show that those who develop anxiety at a young age are at an increased risk for substance misuse, adult anxiety, and depression.
As a result, we have put together a panel of mental health experts, including Ariel Horovitz, Psy.D, Jocelyn McDonnell, M.A., LCPC, NCC and Alejandra Cardenas Oliveros, M.A., LCPC that can speak to the short-term and long-term effects the last two years have had on our children of all ages.
Please note that additional resources and answers to questions that were brought up during the discussion will be forthcoming.
