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    Debate: Supporting the mental health of school students in the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand - a digital ecosystem approach.

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    Merry, SN; Cargo, T; Christie, G; Donkin, L; Hetrick, S; Fleming, T; Holt-Quick, C; Hopkins, S; Stasiak, K; Warren, J
    Date
    2020-11
    Source Title
    Child and Adolescent Mental Health
    Publisher
    Wiley
    University of Melbourne Author/s
    Hetrick, Sarah
    Affiliation
    Centre for Youth Mental Health
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    Document Type
    Journal Article
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    Merry, S. N., Cargo, T., Christie, G., Donkin, L., Hetrick, S., Fleming, T., Holt-Quick, C., Hopkins, S., Stasiak, K. & Warren, J. (2020). Debate: Supporting the mental health of school students in the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand - a digital ecosystem approach.. Child Adolesc Ment Health, 25 (4), pp.267-269. https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.12429.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/11343/254469
    DOI
    10.1111/camh.12429
    Open Access URL
    https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC7675492?pdf=render
    Open Access at PMC
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7675492
    Abstract
    The pandemic is creating unprecedented demand for mental health support for young people. While schools often facilitate mental health support for their students, the demands for online teaching and the uncertainty created by the pandemic make traditional delivery of support through schools challenging. Technology provides a potential way forward. We have developed a digital ecosystem, HABITS, that can be integrated into school and healthcare systems. This has allowed us to deploy specific evidence-based interventions directly, and through schools, to students and to parents in New Zealand during the current pandemic. Chatbot architecture is particularly suited to rapid iteration to provide specific information while apps can provide more generalised support. While technology can provide some solutions, it is important to be aware of the potential to increase current inequities, with those facing the greatest challenges to health and well-being, also least able to afford the resources to access digital interventions. Development of an integrated and equitable digital system will take time and collaboration.

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