More children and adolescents in mental health crisis since beginning of COVID-19 pandemic, finds Australian study

During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a spike in the number of Australian children and adolescents presenting to hospital with mental health issues, according to a new study from UNSW Sydney researchers. The number of emergency department (ED) visits and inpatient admissions declined slightly after COVID-19 restrictions eased, but remained higher than pre-pandemic levels.