Lockdowns & Mental Health

Studies Highlight Potential Long-Term Impacts Of COVID-19 Pandemic On Teens

A June study by researchers from the University of Sydney highlighted concerning trends of increased screen time, alcohol use, and poor sleep for teenagers due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The increase has implications for teens’ long-term health, said researchers....

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ATTEMPTED SUICIDE RATES AMONG VICTORIAN TEENAGES SOAR BY 184% IN PAST SIX MONTHS, KIDS HELPLINE REVEALS

A disturbing pattern of behaviour is emerging in Victorian teens amid the pandemic, sparking concerns of a mental health crisis. Disturbing new data from the Kids Helpline revealed the shocking statistic after Victoria was plunged into its fourth major Covid-19 lockdown in the past 12 months....

SURGE IN MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES FOR YOUNG VICTORIANS DURING LOCKDOWN

Kids Helpline’s Tony Fitzgerald says young Victorians have been experiencing a “whole gamut” of mental health issues while in lockdown....

NEW KIDS HELPINE DATA REVEALS SPIKE IN DUTY OF CARE INTERVENTIONS

Kids Helpline, a service of yourtown, has today announced that duty of care interventions to protect children and young people were 99% higher nationally from 1st December 2020 - 31st May 2021 compared to the same period a year ago....

Self-harm alarm

VICTORIAN schools are dealing with an unprecedented surge in self-harm and suicide attempts from students from prep upwards during the covid-19 lockdowns....

The effects of cancer delays during the Covid-19 pandemic

The results of our review of the impact of restrictions on cancer services highlight that global access to care was substantially reduced for various cancers. Because of the delays, late-stage cancer presentations increased, even after restrictions were lifted....

Declaration for the protection of children and young people from the Covid-19 response

A DEPARTURE FROM PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC HEALTH

The response to the Covid-19 pandemic has included policies with no scientific justification and no cost-benefit consideration. Lockdowns, prolonged school closures, mask wearing etc is a drastic departure from pre-COVID-19 public health guidelines and pandemic preparedness plans....

CHEO joins other children's hospitals in declaring mental health crisis among youth as pandemic drags on

Canada's top children's hospitals, including CHEO, are declaring a mental health emergency among children and youth as the COVID-19 pandemic wears on....

Lockdowns in Australia - The Science Revealed

Dr Eamonn Mathieson discusses 'Freedom Vs Risk' with Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgeon Dr. Lee Merrit.

COVID-19 AND MENTAL HEALTH: ARE WE REALLY ALL IN IT TOGETHER? The Medical Journal of Australia (MJA) - MEDIA RELEASE

WHEN it comes to COVID-19 and its effect on the mental health of Australians, we may “all be in this together” but some are further in than others, according to the one of the nation’s leading mental health practitioners and researchers....

Toxic lockdown' sees huge rise in babies harmed or killed

Sixty four babies were deliberately harmed in England - eight of whom died. Some 40% of the 300 incidents reported involved infants, up a fifth on 2019. Ms Spielman believes a "toxic mix" of isolation, poverty and mental illness caused the March to October spike....

Interview with US Frontline doctor Dr. Simone Gold on: 'What Is the Medical Impact of the Lockdown?