. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Apr 1.

Published in final edited form as: Psychiatr Serv. 2021 Jul 29;73(4):381–387. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.202100176

Table 1:

Perceptions of Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Youth Mental Health and Service Provision, State and County Mental Health Agency Officials, September 21, 2020-October 30, 2020

Perceived Impacts	n	Mean^a	SD	%^b
Disproportionately negative impacts on the mental health of socially disadvantaged youth	149	5.85	1.25	72
Negative impacts on the mental health of youth	132	5.48	1.16	53
Increased the demand for mental health services among youth	148	5.16	1.42	46
Prevented youth from receiving needed mental health services	151	4.29	1.16	15
Negatively impacted the quality of mental health services provided to youth	147	3.88	1.38	12
Reduced the supply of mental health services for youth	144	3.76	1.44	15

Note: N= 159.

^a.

7-point Likert scale: 1= no effect, 7= major negative impact.

^b.

Percentage of respondents indicating 6 or 7 on scale.