Sanikommu Mythili, Fix Rebecca L
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Health Promot Pract. 2023 Sep;24(5):801-803. doi: 10.1177/15248399221113224. Epub 2022 Jul 28.
As COVID-19 sweeps across the country, individuals within the carceral system face an increased risk of contracting the virus, and as a result, heightened risk for mental health symptoms. We discuss how COVID-19 appears to be exacerbating mental health inequities for children within the carceral system and the need to respond accordingly. Children within the carceral system represent a particularly vulnerable population, and the majority of detained or confined youth identify as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC). As juvenile detention centers in multiple states report cases of COVID-19, children who are confined are experiencing higher rates of illness and fear of illness. It is crucial to consider how the mental health of children who are confined will be disproportionately affected compared with the general population. We provide recommendations to revise practices to improve and reduce mental health outcomes among confined children.
随着新冠疫情席卷全国，监禁系统中的人员感染该病毒的风险增加，因此出现心理健康症状的风险也随之升高。我们将探讨新冠疫情如何似乎正在加剧监禁系统中儿童的心理健康不平等现象以及相应做出应对的必要性。监禁系统中的儿童是特别脆弱的群体，大多数被拘留或监禁的青少年为黑人、原住民和有色人种（BIPOC）。随着多个州的少年拘留中心报告新冠病例，被监禁的儿童患病几率更高且对患病心怀恐惧。至关重要的是要考虑到，与普通人群相比，被监禁儿童的心理健康将受到更大影响。我们提出建议，以修订相关做法，改善并降低被监禁儿童的心理健康问题。
