Italy was the first country in Europe to deal with COVID‐19. Measures taken by the government to contain the spread of the virus were based mainly on quarantine and social distancing, with dramatic economic, social and psychological consequences. Since March, Italian children and adolescents are facing school closures, which have caused a disruption in the daily lives of millions of young people and their families. To date, despite the slow reopening, the government has decided to maintain school closures for the entire academic year, leaving the future of young people in uncertainty. There is already some evidence that quarantine and social isolation are having negative impact on children's and adolescents' psychological well‐being. Moreover, this situation will mainly affect those children and adolescents with pre‐existing vulnerabilities and those suffering of mental disorders. It is imperative to keep young people’s needs at the core of reconstruction plans, allowing them to return to school safely, and providing them with some strategies to heal and dealing with this stressful and potentially traumatic situation.

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辩论：COVID-19 与意大利儿童和青少年的心理健康。

意大利是欧洲第一个应对 COVID-19 的国家。政府为遏制病毒传播而采取的措施主要基于隔离和社会疏离，造成了巨大的经济、社会和心理后果。自 3 月以来，意大利儿童和青少年面临学校停课，这对数百万年轻人及其家庭的日常生活造成了干扰。迄今为止，尽管重新开放缓慢，但政府已决定在整个学年保持学校停课，使年轻人的未来充满不确定性。已经有一些证据表明，隔离和社会隔离正在对儿童和青少年的心理健康产生负面影响。而且，这种情况将主要影响那些先前存在脆弱性和精神障碍的儿童和青少年。必须将年轻人的需求作为重建计划的核心，让他们能够安全返回学校，并为他们提供一些策略来治愈和应对这种压力大和潜在的创伤情况。