Leveraging a public-public partnership in Los Angeles County to address COVID-19 for children, youth, and families in underresourced communities

Psychol Trauma. 2020 Jul;12(5):457-460. doi: 10.1037/tra0000880. Epub 2020 Jun 18.

Abstract

There is growing concern about the mental health and social impact of COVID-19 on underresourced children, youth, and families given widespread social disruption, school closures, economic impact, and loss of lives. In this commentary we describe how an existing public-public partnership between a large county mental health department and a state university responded to COVID-19. This partnership, originally designed to address workforce needs, rapidly pivoted to support providers through a trauma- and resilience-informed approach to mitigating adverse mental health effects among youth and families in Los Angeles County. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • COVID-19
  • California
  • Child
  • Consumer Health Information*
  • Coronavirus Infections*
  • Education, Distance*
  • Humans
  • Intersectoral Collaboration*
  • Local Government
  • Los Angeles
  • Mental Health Services
  • Pandemics*
  • Pneumonia, Viral*
  • Program Development
  • Psychological Trauma* / prevention & control
  • Resilience, Psychological*
  • Universities
  • Vulnerable Populations*
  • Young Adult