The Forgotten Youth: Responding to Mental Health Needs Among Confined Youth in the Time of COVID-19.
Health Promot Pract
; : 15248399221113224, 2022 Jul 28.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1962699
ABSTRACT
As COVID-19 sweeps across the country, individuals within the carceral system face an increased risk of contracting the virus, and as a result, heightened risk for mental health symptoms. We discuss how COVID-19 appears to be exacerbating mental health inequities for children within the carceral system and the need to respond accordingly. Children within the carceral system represent a particularly vulnerable population, and the majority of detained or confined youth identify as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC). As juvenile detention centers in multiple states report cases of COVID-19, children who are confined are experiencing higher rates of illness and fear of illness. It is crucial to consider how the mental health of children who are confined will be disproportionately affected compared with the general population. We provide recommendations to revise practices to improve and reduce mental health outcomes among confined children.
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Prognostic study
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English
Journal:
Health Promot Pract
Journal subject:
Public Health
Year:
2022
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Article
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15248399221113224
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