Using Professional Organizations to Prepare the Behavioral Health Workforce to Respond to the Needs of Pediatric Populations Impacted by Health-Related Disasters: Guiding Principles and Challenges

Sprang, Ginny; Silman, Miriam

doi:10.1017/dmp.2015.82

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“…Till now, studies on children's mental health remain limited as most studies focus on either adolescents or adults ( 31 , 32 ). Thus, designing suitable interventions to improve children's mental health becomes difficult without strong empirical evidence ( 33 – 35 ). This systematic review aimed to gather evidence on the current state of knowledge of the types of children who are at greater risk of mental health problems and the associated risk and protective factors for the pediatric population aged 12 years or below.…”

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children's mental health: A systematic review

2022

Front. Psychiatry

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BackgroundThe outbreak of COVID-19 in December 2019 has caused unprecedented disruption to the structure of children's daily lives due to school closures, online learning, strict social distancing measures, limited access to outdoor activities and many other restrictions. Since children are more susceptible to stress than adults and there is a growing concern about the potential debilitating consequences of COVID-19 for children's mental health, the present review aims to provide empirical evidence on the groups who are most at risk of mental health problems and uncover the risk and protective factors of children's mental health.MethodsA systematic search was performed, in accordance with PRISMA guidelines, in the electronic databases Web of Science (including SSCI and A&HI) and EBSCOhost (including ERIC, MEDLINE and APA PsycArticles and APA PsycINFO), for any empirical studies published between January 2020 and February 2022 that focused on children ≤ 12 years old.ResultsAn initial search identified 2,133 studies. A total of 30 studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria and were analyzed. The evidence showed that many children were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and experienced internalizing and externalizing behaviors. Worsened child mental health outcomes reflected socioeconomic inequalities as most at-risk children had parents with low educational attainment, were from families of low socioeconomic status and lived in small homes. Key risk factors were identified, including unhealthy lifestyle behaviors (extended screen time, sleep disturbances and less physical activity), increased pandemic-related stressors among parents and deteriorated mental health of parents, which were directly or indirectly associated with the pandemic safety measures, such as home confinement or social distancing. Protective factors including parents' resilience, positive parent-child relationship and school connectedness in relation to children's mental health were reported.ConclusionThe overall results highlight the urgent need for the implementation of tailor-made interventions for children with signs of internalizing and externalizing behaviors. Health promotion and prevention strategies by the government to maintain the mental health of children, particularly those from lower SES families who are at higher risk of worsened mental health are essential for post-pandemic policies.

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children's mental health: A systematic review

2022

Front. Psychiatry

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“…To support the connections needed for a resilience-oriented workforce, it is necessary to have structures in place that allow sharing of information between the people- and place-focused professions, and across multiple levels and branches of government, and the private sector [ 22 , 23 ]. Example structures may include coalitions, public-private partnerships, integrated data systems, multi-sector planning bodies, and community advisory boards.…”

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“…On the contrary, some of the most successful activities during that recovery rested on years of relationship and trust building, including an unusual alliance between the media and emergency operations center which allowed for clear and quick communication on recovery to be coalesced and released through several media outlets [ 22 ]. Similarly, to alleviate anxiety in children and families impacted by the pandemics of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and H1N1 influenza, behavioral health professionals reported experiencing conflicts with public health, other behavioral health professionals, or other health care responses systems, inhibiting effective response [ 23 ]. In an evaluation conducted by the Center for Studying Health System Change, improvements in public health preparedness resulting from years of effort and sustained funding were due, in part, to establishing intersectoral collaborations and overcoming differences in organizational cultures and approaches to management among public health, fire, police, and emergency management agencies [ 24 ].…”

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Beyond Disaster Preparedness: Building a Resilience-Oriented Workforce for the Future

Madrigano

Chandra

Costigan

et al. 2017

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Enhancing citizens' and communities' resilience is critical to adapt successfully to ongoing challenges faced by communities, as well as acute shocks resulting from disasters. While significant progress has been made in this area, several research and practice gaps remain. A crucial next step to advance resilience is the development of a resilience-oriented workforce. This narrative review examines existing literature to determine key components of a resilience-oriented workforce, with a focus on organizational structures, training and education, and leadership models. Reviewed articles spanned a variety of study types, including needs assessments of existing workforce, program evaluations, and reviews/commentaries. A resilience-oriented workforce spans many disciplines and training programs will need to reflect that. It requires a collaborative organizational model that promotes information sharing structures. Leadership models should foster a balance between workforce autonomy and operation as a collective entity. Optimal strategies to develop a resilience-oriented workforce have yet to be realized and future research will need to collect and synthesize data to promote and evaluate the growth of this field.

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“…Altogether, these preliminary findings point out to an increased risk of experiencing negative consequences such as depressive and anxiety symptoms (Xia et al, 2020) and changes in emotional states and behaviors (e.g., difficulty concentrating, boredom, irritability, Orgilés et al, 2020). However, at this point, the literature on the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on children psychosocial well-being is still very scarce and the insights from previous pandemic experiences quite limited (Koller, 2010;Murray et al, 2009;Sprang & Silman, 2015).…”

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Children Coping, Contextual Risk and their Interplay during the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Spanish Case

Domínguez-Álvarez¹,

López‐Romero²,

Isdahl-Troye³

et al. 2020

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The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the lives of millions of people around the globe and some of the unprecedent emerged disruptions, are likely to have been particularly challenging for young children (e.g., school closures, social distancing measures, movement restrictions). Studying the impact of such extraordinary circumstances on their well-being is crucial to identify processes leading to risk and resilience. To better understand how Spanish children have adapted (or fail to) to the stressful disruptions resulting from the pandemic outbreak, we examined the effects of child coping and its interactions with contextual stressors (pandemic and family-related) on child adjustment, incorporating in our analysis a developmental perspective. Data was collected in April 2020, through parent-reports, during the acute phase of the pandemic and, temporarily coinciding with the mandatory national quarantine period imposed by the Spanish Government. A sample of 1,123 Spanish children (50% girls) aged three to 12 (Mage = 7.26; SD = 2.39) participated in the study. Results showed differences in the use of specific strategies by children in different age groups (i.e., 3-6, 7-9 and 10-12-year-olds). Despite the uncontrollable nature of the pandemic-related stressors, child disengagement coping was distinctively associated to negative outcomes (i.e., higher levels of behavioral and emotional difficulties), whereas engagement coping predicted psychosocial adjustment across all age groups. Moreover, interactively with child coping, parent fear of the future and parent dispositional resilience appear as relevant contextual factors to predict both negative and positive outcomes, but their effects seem to be age dependent, suggesting a higher contextual vulnerability for younger children. These findings might have implications for identifying individual and contextual risk and informing potential preventive interventions aimed to reduce the impact of future pandemic outbreaks on children of different ages.

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Using Professional Organizations to Prepare the Behavioral Health Workforce to Respond to the Needs of Pediatric Populations Impacted by Health-Related Disasters: Guiding Principles and Challenges

Cited by 8 publications

References 26 publications

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children's mental health: A systematic review

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children's mental health: A systematic review

Beyond Disaster Preparedness: Building a Resilience-Oriented Workforce for the Future

Children Coping, Contextual Risk and their Interplay during the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Spanish Case

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