Description

Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the assignment. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.

General instructions:

Read the following information and answer the questions below in your initial response.

Global rates of depression and anxiety in children increased significantly during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Depression spiked to 25.5%, while anxiety rates doubled to 20.5% (Racine et al., 2021). With this escalation, countries across the world will need to allocate resources to address pediatric mental health concerns. Research regarding the long-term impact of the pandemic on mental health will also be necessary.

Racine, N., McArthur, B. A., Cooke, J. E., Eirich, R., Zhu, J., & Madigan, S. (2021) Global prevalence of depressive and anxiety symptoms in children and adolescents during COVID-19: A meta-analysis. JAMA Pediatrics, 175(11), 1142–1150.  https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.2482

Include the following sections:

1. Application of Course Knowledge
   1. Identify at least two resources that are needed to address the mental health needs of the pediatric population.
   2. Describe one strategy at the local, state, national, or international levels to expand access to care.
   3. Discuss the potential repercussions that may occur if these mental health needs are not addressed.
   4. Describe one strategy to improve preparedness to address mental health concerns in future public health emergencies. Identify who should be involved.
2. Integration of Evidence: Integrate relevant scholarly sources as defined by program expectationsLinks to an external site.
   1. Cite a scholarly source in the initial
   2. Cite a scholarly source in one faculty response
   3. Cite a scholarly source in one peer
   4. Accurately analyze, synthesize, and/or apply principles from evidence with no more than one short quote (15 words or less) for the week.
   5. Include a minimum of two different scholarly sources per Cite all references and provide references for all citations.

3. Engagement in Meaningful Dialogue: Engage peers and faculty by asking questions, and offering new insights, applications, perspectives, information, or implications for
   1. Peer Response: Respond to at least one peer.
   2. Faculty Response: Respond to at least one faculty post.
   3. Communicate using respectful, collegial language and terminology appropriate to advanced nursing practice.
4. Professionalism in Communication: Communicate with minimal errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation.
5. Reference Citation: Use current APA format to format citations and references and is free of errors.
6. Wednesday Participation Requirement: Provide a substantive response to the graded discussion topic (not a response to a peer or faculty), by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT of each week.
7. Total Participation Requirement: Provide at least three substantive posts (one to the initial question or topic, one to a student peer, and one to a faculty question) on two different days during the week.