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‘There’s so much pain’: Art shows mental toll COVID-19 taking on youth, expert says

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pandemic illustrates the mental toll it’s taking on Canadian youth, says the researcher behind a project analyzing their artwork.Many of the submissions by kids and teenagers on childart.ca depict people alone, haunted by shadowy spectres, or worse, their own thoughts.Collectively, the images paint a stark picture of how the trials of young life under lockdown could shape the next generation, says Nikki Martyn, program head of early childhood studies at University of Guelph-Humber.While the study is still underway, Martyn said initial observations suggest that coming of age during the COVID-19 crisis can create an emotional maelstrom during a critical period of adolescent development.Being a teenager is tough enough at the best of times,.

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