The COVID-19 pandemic has caused profound mental health problems among left-behind children (LBC). Here we discuss the challenges that LBC are facing in the post-COVID-19 era and the potential underlying mechanisms, and provide recommendations for future policy priorities.
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We acknowledge funding support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grants 71925009 and 71861147003) to C.L., and the China Scholarship Council (grants 202003250063 and 202007650029) to J.L. and Q.R. These sponsors of fundings have not taken part into the work of the manuscript.
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Li, J., Ren, Q., Luo, E. et al. A call for immediate action to improve the mental health of left-behind children in the post-COVID-19 era. Nat. Mental Health 2, 466–468 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44220-024-00253-x
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