Study finds pediatric MH care surpassed pre‐COVID levels

As schools reopened and daily life gradually returned to normal following the COVID‐19 pandemic, demand for pediatric mental health services continued to climb. A new nationwide study found that by 2022, rates of mental health treatment among children and adolescents had risen above pre‐pandemic levels, reflecting a continued need for behavioral health care among young people, researchers noted.

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Mental Health Weekly
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2026-07-17
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https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.34941
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COVID-19 and Mental Health
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Study finds pediatric MH care surpassed pre‐COVID levels

Valerie A. Canady
Mental Health Weekly
COVID-19 and Mental Health
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Study finds pediatric MH care surpassed pre‐COVID levels

Valerie A. Canady
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Abstract

As schools reopened and daily life gradually returned to normal following the COVID‐19 pandemic, demand for pediatric mental health services continued to climb. A new nationwide study found that by 2022, rates of mental health treatment among children and adolescents had risen above pre‐pandemic levels, reflecting a continued need for behavioral health care among young people, researchers noted.

Mental Health WeeklyVol. 36(28)
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