Mental health and psychosocial support
A multisectoral approach in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
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Psychosocial and mental health impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on the lives of children, adolescents and their families are significant. Although mental health and psychosocial support interventions are articulated through the general health and child protection services; Schools, as platforms that integrate intersectoral efforts, can also provide this critical support. Therefore, it is important to identify innovative strategies that can be implemented remotely and that offer guidance to families and teachers for the development of emotional and social skills that promote physical and psychological well-being from home, through the adoption of healthy practices and lifestyles.
In humanitarian contexts, it is essential to take into account the psychosocial and mental health impact on children and adolescents, as well as to implement actions to stop the transmission and prevent the risk of long-term repercussions on their well-being.
Please find below the publications, materials and examples of good practices in this area:
Web, publications and materials by UNICEF Country Offices
| Country | Title | Author |
| Ecuador | Acompañamiento psicosocial telefónico a estudiantes y sus familias (in Spanish) | Ministerio de Educación, UNICEF |
| Mexico | Consejos para papá y mamá: Apoyo emocional para niños y niñas ante el Covid-19 (in Spanish) | Government of Mexico, UNICEF |
| Mexico | Salud mental de las y los adolescentes ante el COVID-19 (web page) (in Spanish) | UNICEF |
| Uruguay | Apoyo psicoemocional para familias durante la cuarentena por el coronavirus (in Spanish) | UNICEF, Plan Ceibal, ANEP |
| Uruguay | El estigma social asociado con el COVID-19: Una guía para prevenir y abordar la estigmatización social (in Spanish) | UNICEF |
| Uruguay | Hola! soy un VIRUS, primo de la gripa y el resfriado... Y me llamo Coronavirus (story) (in Spanish) | UNICEF, PAHO |
