Sixty percent of parents have identified anxiety as a long-term impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on their children's mental health.
A survey of almost 2,000 parents carried out by Walk in my Shoes - a joint initiative by St Patrick's Mental Health Services and the National Parents Council - shows almost a fifth of children received some form of mental health support during the pandemic.
The top three areas where parents felt they needed assistance to support their children related to anxiety (60%), coping strategies (44%) and isolation and loneliness (41%).
It is noted that this is similar to 2020 results. However, the overuse of social media overuse during the pandemic and stress were also identified as areas of concern, with 26% and 27% of