COVID School Reopenings Quickly Cut Childhood Anxiety, Depression, and ADHD

A large California-based analysis found that reopening schools sharply reduced children’s diagnoses of anxiety, depression, and ADHD. Children who returned to in-person school during the COVID-19 pandemic were far less likely to receive mental health diagnoses than those whose schools remained closed. The reductions covered depression, anxiety, and ADHD, with girls showing the biggest improvements. [...]

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