pandemic Archives - Heather Hayes & Associates https://heatherhayes.com/tag/pandemic/ Interventions & Treatment Consulting Fri, 22 Oct 2021 10:07:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://heatherhayes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-HH_logo-32x32.png pandemic Archives - Heather Hayes & Associates https://heatherhayes.com/tag/pandemic/ 32 32 National Emergency Declared in Children’s Mental Health https://heatherhayes.com/national-emergency-declared-in-childrens-mental-health/ Sun, 24 Oct 2021 04:05:00 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=4659 “This is a national emergency, and the time for swift and deliberate action is now.” – AACAP President Gabrielle A. Carlson, M.D. This week, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), and the Children’s Hospital Association (CHP) declared a state of national emergency[1] in children’s mental health in […]

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]]> The Rise of Zoom Dysmorphia https://heatherhayes.com/the-rise-of-zoom-dysmorphia/ Sun, 12 Sep 2021 04:05:00 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=4605 “[People] are not looking at a true reflection of themselves. They don’t realize it is a distorted mirror.” – Dr. Shadi Kourosh The increased time spent video conferencing over the past eighteen months has distorted our body image and led to the rise of a new mental health disorder: Zoom Dysmorphia. “Zoom dysmorphia” is defined […]

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]]> How The Pandemic Is Fueling a Rise in Adolescent Eating Disorders https://heatherhayes.com/how-the-pandemic-is-fueling-a-rise-in-adolescent-eating-disorders/ Sun, 05 Sep 2021 04:05:00 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=4602 “The pandemic has left many young people isolated, uncertain about the future and less in control.” ~ Emma Thomas, Chief Executive of Young Minds The COVID-19 pandemic has been a perfect storm of combined negative factors for those suffering or recovering from an eating disorder. The number of adolescents admitted to hospitals in America with […]

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