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Samari Jayarajah

Samari Jayarajah

Samari Jayarajah is a psychiatrist and mother of two.

Children stayed at home to keep them safe, but that was not without consequences. Dealing with them does not necessarily require a mental health diagnosis.

Lockdown was tough on kids, but don’t burden them with ‘mental health disorders’

Our children have lived through extraordinary times. The pandemic caused real stress and trauma, but sometimes mental health difficulties are best thought of as normal reactions to abnormal events.

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