The AP (3/12, Leicester) reported around the world, pediatric healthcare professionals are seeing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children’s mental health. In France, Japan, and other countries, physicians have reported increases in suicide attempts among children and teenagers. The AP adds, “Pediatric psychiatrists say they’re also seeing children with coronavirus-related phobias, tics and eating disorders, obsessing about infection, scrubbing their hands raw, covering their bodies with disinfectant gel and terrified of getting sick from food.”
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— “Global rise in childhood mental health issues amid pandemic “John Leicester, AP, March 12, 2021