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01-07-2021 | Editorial
Next generation Europe: a recovery plan for children, adolescents and their families
For the time after the pandemic, we need a vision and investments for the future
Authors:
Jörg M. Fegert, Laura A. Kehoe, Fusun Çuhadaroglu Çetin, Maeve Doyle, Stephan Eliez, Johannes Hebebrand, Manon Hillegers, Andreas Karwautz, Konstantinos Kotsis, Eniko Kiss, Milica Pejovic‐Milovancevic, Anne-Marie Räberg Christensen, Jean-Philippe Raynaud, Dimitris Anagnostopoulos
Published in:
European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
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Issue 7/2021
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Excerpt
The youth of today—our most precious resource—are finally getting the attention they deserve. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the toll exerted on their mental health had been overlooked during the early months of the pandemic. In the first lockdown, the needs of children and adolescents and their families were largely ignored apart from the child and adolescent psychiatrists all over Europe who worked tirelessly on their behalf. The lives of our young people were severely restricted and for many, this complex situation was incomprehensible. The protection of these children’s rights and their welfare have finally come sharply into focus. But how can we ensure that this focus will continue? How can the neglect of children, adolescents and their families be remedied? What should the future hold for the next generation Europe after the acute phase of the pandemic? …
