COVID-19 Affects Kids Differently: We Must Pay Attention [medpagetoday.com]

Rafael Maravilla(PACEs Connection Staff) 7/2/204:00 AM

By Oxiris Barbot and Daniel Stephens, MedPage Today, June 29, 2020

From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have grappled with the impact of this crisis on children. Many of us think children are uniquely resilient, able to bounce back from anything.

But like all pediatricians, we know that children are not simply small adults. Children and adolescents are experiencing acute mental trauma right now -- especially as the pandemic continues alongside mounting protests and civic unrest. We must urgently pay attention.

Research shows that traumatic events in childhood can lead to deleterious health effects over the life course.

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