Creating a neuroscience based app to manage PTSD in children post COVID 19

儿童和年轻人占我国人口的三分之一，他们的健康和幸福是头等大事，但我们的年轻人越来越多地暴露在儿童时期的两种流行病--肥胖和精神痛苦中。生活在当前前所未有的全球流行病中无疑会对这些疾病产生严重影响，对处于更贫困环境中的儿童来说是不成比例的。长期的压力、对感染的恐惧、无聊、信息不足、缺乏与朋友的面对面联系、缺乏家庭个人空间以及家庭经济损失可能会对儿童和青少年产生持久的影响。由于儿童容易受到环境风险的影响，而且他们在成年生活中的身体健康、心理健康和生产力在早年就根深蒂固，因此需要做出巨大努力来有效地解决这些紧急问题，并避免对儿童产生任何长期后果。Neuronimo是一家行为改变公司，帮助4-16岁的儿童和年轻人建立围绕心理和身体健康的健康习惯。我们在我们的项目中使用行为科学，教孩子们他们的大脑和身体如何对恐惧、焦虑、冲动做出反应，以及他们可以采取什么行动来管理反应和反应。当孩子们明白为什么他们的心跳加快，或者他们为什么睡不着，为什么他们的大脑一片空白，或者为什么他们暴跳如雷，他们就可以采取行动来帮助管理这些情绪。目前的大流行突显了公共卫生干预和向儿童传递这些关键信息之间的差距。Neuronimo是一种基于证据的方法，它提供了一个令人信服的市场机会，提供了一条连接这些服务的渠道，为通过应用程序提供公共卫生干预提供了一个有吸引力的解决方案。这款应用程序将免费供儿童访问，并将为儿童提供适合年龄的信息、实时内容和挑战，以帮助他们最好地管理自己的身心健康。地方当局公共卫生团队对健康结果负责，但无法轻松进入学校，因为健康教育并不是优先事项。Neuronimo方法为克服这一问题提供了一种创新的解决方案，提供了一个以证据为基础的工作方案，满足了学校和儿童的需求，并能够传递关键的公共卫生信息。

Children and young people make up a third of the population of our country and their health and wellbeing is a top priority, but our young people are increasingly exposed to two childhood epidemics -- obesity and mental distress.Living through this current unprecedented global pandemic will undoubtedly have serious impact on these, disproportionally for children in more deprived circumstances.Stressors such as prolonged duration, fears of infection, boredom, inadequate information, lack of in-person contact with friends, lack of personal space at home, and family financial loss can have enduring effects on children and adolescents. As children are vulnerable to environmental risks and their physical health, mental health, and productivity in adult life is deeply rooted in early years, great efforts are required to address these emergency issues effectively and avoid any long-term consequences in children.Neuronimo is a behavioural change company which helps children and young people aged 4-16 create healthy habits around mental and physical health. We use behavioural science in our programmes, teaching children how their brains and bodies respond to fear, anxiety, impulsiveness and what actions they can take to manage responses and reactions. When children understand why their heart is beating faster, or why they can't sleep, or why their mind goes blank or why they lash out, they can implement actions which help manage these emotions.The current pandemic has highlighted a gap between between public health interventions and delivery of those key messages to children. Neuronimo is an evidence-based approach which offers a compelling market opportunity to provide a conduit connecting these, offering an attractive solution to delivering public health interventions via an app. This app will be free for children to access and will provide children with age-appropriate information, live content and challenges to help them best manage their physical and mental health.Local authority public health teams are accountable for health outcomes, but have no easy access to schools for whom health education is not consistently a priority. The Neuronimo approach offers an innovative solution to overcome this, providing an evidence-based programme of work which meets the needs of schools, children and can deliver key public health messages.