More than half of Canadian parents say their children are still experiencing “negative impacts” of the pandemic, more than two years after COVID-19 disrupted lives around the world.
According to the LifeWorks’ monthly Mental Health Index, released Wednesday, 56 per cent of parents are noticing their children’s mental health and development worsening.
“When it comes to the disruption and isolations of the pandemic, children’s mental health has been heavily impacted. Understandably, this is having a major impact on parents and families as a result,” Stephen Liptrap, president and chief executive officer of LifeWorks, said in a release.
The report found that 27 per cent of parents have noticed their children having anxiety about the future, 24 per cent noticed a decline in social development and 23 reported a decline in academic development.
