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Pandemic restrictions aggravating known triggers for self-harm and poor mental health
Experts have issued a stark warning about the effects of the pandemic on the mental health of children and young people.
Even before the pandemic, we were seeing deteriorating mental health among children and young people, which was amplified by inadequate service provision to support their needs Tamsin Ford
Writing in The BMJ, Professor Tamsin Ford at the University of Cambridge and colleagues say deterioration in mental health is clearest among families already struggling and call for urgent action “to ensure that this generation is not disproportionately disadvantaged by COVID-19.”
Known triggers for self-harm and poor mental health are aggravated by pandemic restrictions, warn experts Today, experts issue a 'stark warning' about.
Published: February 8th, 2021
Police seize $60 million worth of bitcoin from a man who won’t give up his password, Bloomberg says tech can help with teens’ mental health during lockdowns, and Microsoft says it’s not backing lawmakers who voted against the Electoral College confirmation.
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Reuters is reporting that German prosecutors have confiscated more than 50 million euros (that’s roughly $60 million) worth of bitcoin from a fraudster. But there’s one hilarious problem: they can’t unlock the money because the fraudster won’t give them the password. The publication says the man was sentenced to jail and has since served his term. Prosecutors say he’s maintained his silence throughout the sentence while police made repeated failed efforts to crack the code to access more than 1,700 bitcoin. The fraudster had been sentenc
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This won’t come as a shock: New research shows that the pandemic is disproportionately impacting children and young people’s mental health. But the nuances bear thinking about. The older the child, the greater the chance of being affected; and girls are suffering more than boys. Most aren’t getting any help either.
This is the silent scream of the Covid crisis. Although the virus hasn’t caused young people as much physical harm, it has left many of them facing not just learning loss but significant emotional distress be it lack of motivation, anxiety, withdrawal or even suicidal thoughts. Given that half of all adult mental health problems start by age 14, this isn’t a problem that can be put off to deal with later.