Karestan Koenen

Children play with a therapist in the pediatric unit of the Robert Debre hospital, in Paris, France

Discussion: Children’s mental health during COVID

Coronavirus Conversations

The World’s reporter Elana Gordon hosted a discussion on the pandemic’s effects on children’s mental health with Karestan Koenen, Professor of Psychiatric Epidemiology at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Several large stickers are shown on the floor with yellow and black arrows with a person standing on one arrow going the opposite direction.

Discussion: The mental health impacts of reopening society

Two women are shown sitting at separate tables, wearing protective face masks with a plastic screen in-between them.

Discussion: Mental health, stress and resiliency during the coronavirus pandemic

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