Research Snapshot: Impact of isolation and loneliness on mental health of children and adolescents in the COVID-19 context

Governments around the world have put in place numerous measures to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Research in adults has shown that social isolation has negative mental health effects but there is limited research on its effect on children.

Researchers conducted a rapid review of studies to determine the effects of isolation on children and adolescents. They conducted a rapid review, using various measures to shorten the amount of time they spent obtaining data (three weeks). These measures included limiting search criteria, faster data extraction, and using narrative synthesis methods.

Read our Research Snapshot to find out what the they learned from this literature review.