Evaluation of an automated matching system of children and families to virtual mental health resources during COVID-19.

Background: Children and their families often face obstacles in accessing mental health (MH) services. The purpose of this study was to develop and pilot test an electronic matching process to match children with virtual MH resources and increase access to treatment for children and their families during COVID-19.

Methods: Within a large observational child cohort, a random sample of 292 families with children ages 6-12 years were invited to participate.

Disruption to Education During COVID-19: School Nonacademic Factors Are Associated with Children's Mental Health.

Objective: Few studies have examined aspects of the school environment, beyond modality, as contributors to child and youth mental health during the coronavirus pandemic. We investigated associations between nonacademic school experiences and children's mental health.

Methods: Parents of children ages 6 to 18 years completed online surveys about school experiences (November 2020) and mental health (February/March 2021).

School and learning contexts during the COVID-19 pandemic: Implications for child and youth mental health.

Despite significant disruption to school during the COVID-19 pandemic, research on the impact on children is sparse. This study examines in-person and virtual learning contexts and the impact of school format on mental health (MH). Children and adolescents were recruited from community and clinical settings.

Participating in extracurricular activities and school sports during the COVID-19 pandemic: Associations with child and youth mental health.

In Ontario, Canada, school extracurricular activities and sports were modified or canceled for a prolonged period due to public health restrictions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The present study aims to examine the association of changes to extracurricular and sport participation and child and youth mental health. Data were collected on child and youth mental health symptoms ( = 908) and participation in extracurricular activities and sports in the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 academic years.

Ontario COVID-19 and Kids Mental Health Study: a study protocol for the longitudinal prospective evaluation of the impact of emergency measures on child and adolescent mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the mental health (MH) of children, adolescents and parents. Whereas youth with MH disorders and neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) may be at higher risk for exacerbations in emotional and behavioural distress, children and adolescents without pre-existing MH disorders or NDD may also experience MH deterioration due to increases in stress, changes in health behaviours, loss of activities/school closures or loss of resources. Little is known about the impact of the COVID-19 emergency measures (EMs) on children's MH over the course of the pandemic.