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The Pandemic’s Toll on Children’s Mental Health
November 30th, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Live Online Q&A with Karestan Koenen, Professor of Psychiatric Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Presented jointly with The World from PRX & GBH
Register for free to join the discussion.
Email your questions for the speakers to theforum@hsph.harvard.edu.
An on-demand video will be posted after the event.
As the pandemic continues, children and adolescents are in the grips of an urgent mental health situation described as a crisis by leading pediatric health groups. What can be done to support our next generation, particularly those already in communities disproportionately impacted by health disparities. And what steps might adults take to help bolster the mental health of children and adolescents, as well as themselves, during the pandemic. Email your questions to theforum@hsph.harvard.edu.
MODERATOR
Elana Gordon, Reporter and Producer, The World
SPEAKER
Karestan Koenen, Professor of Psychiatric Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health