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As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, disaster psychiatry is becoming a core component of work for mental health professionals around the world. It requires a new flexibility in how we practice and in the interventions we deliver. While this pandemic shares some elements with the 2003 SARS pandemic, 1 the differences are massive in scale, and as such, warrant specific consideration, especially in view of the extent of international impact, prolonged social isolation orders, the unprecedented economic devastation, and the closure of schools and universities. 2 The potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health in the community was thoroughly described in the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry editorial by Vigo et al. 3 Here, we focus on the impact of the pandemic on the mental health of children and adolescents, with particular attention to depression and anxiety.

When infected with COVID-19 …