Discuss the mental health impacts on young people caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. What are effective strategies to address these mental health challenges experienced by young people? (Health;...

COVID 19 AND MENTAL HEALTH
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Thesis Statement    3
Impact of Covid 19 on the Mental Health of Young People    3
Strategies to Address these Mental Health Challenges    3
References    5
Thesis Statement
The covid 19 pandemic has had a severe impact on the mental health and wellbeing of young people between the age groups of 3 to 18 years due the different aspects of covid 19 pandemic such as lockdown, social distancing, use of masks and maintenance of other health protocols.
Impact of Covid 19 on the Mental Health of Young People
The covid 19 pandemics along with all of its appendages such as lockdown, social distancing, use of masks, and other health precautions have wreaked havoc in the lives of millions of people. Several factors such as economic deprivation, loss of loved ones, and so on have had a lot of negative impacts on the mental health and wellbeing of people. The mental health of young people has also been significantly impacted as a result of the woes of the global pandemic. According to Singh et al. (2020), younger children, between the ages of 3 to 6 years have constantly manifested symptoms of clinginess, where they are fearful of letting go of their parents and family members. According to Singh et al. (2020), the older group of children, belonging to the age group of 6 to 18 years have manifested...