The pandemic is creating unprecedented demand for mental health support for young people. While schools often facilitate mental health support for their students, the demands for online teaching and the uncertainty created by the pandemic make traditional delivery of support through schools challenging. Technology provides a potential way forward. We have developed a digital ecosystem, HABITS, that can be integrated into school and healthcare systems. This has allowed us to deploy specific evidence‐based interventions directly, and through schools, to students and to parents in New Zealand during the current pandemic. Chatbot architecture is particularly suited to rapid iteration to provide specific information while apps can provide more generalised support. While technology can provide some solutions, it is important to be aware of the potential to increase current inequities, with those facing the greatest challenges to health and well‐being, also least able to afford the resources to access digital interventions. Development of an integrated and equitable digital system will take time and collaboration.

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辩论：在新西兰的COVID-19大流行中支持在校学生的心理健康–一种数字生态系统方法

大流行正在为年轻人提供前所未有的对心理健康支持的需求。尽管学校经常为学生提供心理健康支持，但在线教学的需求以及大流行带来的不确定性使传统的通过学校提供支持成为挑战。技术提供了前进的潜在途径。我们已经开发了可以集成到学校和医疗系统中的数字生态系统HABITS。这使我们能够在当前大流行期间直接通过学校通过特定的循证干预措施，对学生和新西兰的父母进行干预。Chatbot体系结构特别适合快速迭代以提供特定信息，而应用程序可以提供更广泛的支持。虽然技术可以提供一些解决方案，重要的是要意识到潜在的加剧不平等现象的可能性，那些不平等现象面临着最大的健康和福祉挑战，同时也最无力提供数字干预手段。开发一个综合，公平的数字系统将需要时间和协作。