The COVID‐19 pandemic is a ‘perfect storm’ for the mental health of young people, because of exposure to known risk factors for psychopathology and lack of support from the infrastructures that are normally in place to ensure safety and provide support. However, it is yet unclear if this ‘perfect storm’ will flood the Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services. The early, normative emotional responses observed may not lead to enduring psychopathology in most young people. Nevertheless, a minority of young people may show complex presentations, particularly in relation to bereavement. As epidemiology and clinical practice will reveal the actual needs of young people, the hope is that we will find the focus and determination to build new solutions to promote young people’s mental health.

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辩论：认识并回应COVID-19时代年轻人的心理健康需求。

COVID-19大流行是年轻人心理健康的“完美风暴”，因为暴露于已知的心理病理风险因素，并且缺乏通常用于确保安全和提供支持的基础设施的支持。但是，目前尚不清楚这种“完美风暴”是否会淹没儿童和青少年心理健康服务机构。在大多数年轻人中，观察到的早期规范性情绪反应可能不会导致持久的精神病理学。然而，少数年轻人可能会表现出复杂的表现，特别是在丧亲方面。流行病学和临床实践将揭示年轻人的实际需求，希望我们将找到重点和决心，以建立新的解决方案来促进年轻人的心理健康。