WHAT?

UN Youth Envoy, in collaboration with UNICEF and World Health Organization (WHO), has been hosting a series of webinars for young people and mental health , titled #CopingWithCOVID..

The aim is to provide young people with a platform for genuine connection amid uncertainty, encourage them to field their questions to experts from UNICEF and WHO, generate mental health awareness among young people, and strengthen demand for integrated mental health and psychosocial interventions as part of the COVID-19 response.

WHEN?

Please join us on for session 2 on April 15, 2020 8.00-9.00 am (New York Time)

HOW?

For session 2: Join via the following link: bit.ly/CwCOVID2

We are also providing real-time closed captioning (CART) at the following link: bit.ly/3c9Cmuf

WHY?

COVID-19 and government responses to the pandemic, impact young people in a multitude of ways, with a significant effect on the mental health of young people. Fear and anxiety about the disease is compounded by being away from schools, work, peers, adjusting to new ways of learning and working as well as fear of losing their jobs and family income. Interventions to address mental health of young people are often included as an after-thought and are not integrated as central aspects of epidemic care packages.