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The impact of the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic on referral patterns and therapeutic service provision for children and young people's psychosocial distress in a Low-or Middle-Income Country: A service evaluation of routinely collected data from a non-government organisation operating in schools in the Western Cape, South Africa.

Emma WilsonMaria Elizabeth LoadesSuzanne HumanBronwyne CoetzeeHermine GerickeGerrit Laning
Published in: Clinical child psychology and psychiatry (2024)
Routinely collected data from this community-based service in a LMIC context shows differences in the way that support was provided, and to whom, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Clinical implications, including the importance of increasing access to psychosocial support via technology, are included.
Keyphrases
  • mental health
  • south africa
  • healthcare
  • electronic health record
  • hiv positive
  • big data
  • primary care
  • young adults
  • palliative care
  • physical activity
  • hiv infected
  • men who have sex with men