Schoolchildren have been one of the groups suffering most from the pandemic during the past months. Digital school lessons, the elimination of social contacts during free time, no sports and no leisure activities with their circle of friends. Even when there was some relaxation and students were allowed to go back to school, the fear and uncertainty hovered over their heads as to whether their own class would have to go back into quarantine or whether they would catch it themselves. This time of deprivation, restrictions and uncertainty, coupled with the challenges of growing up, are a challenge for the psychological development of every child.

Prof. Hendrik Berth, head of the Applied Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology research group in the independent Department of Psychosocial Medicine and Developmental Neurosciences at Dresden University Hospital, and Dr. Christin Bohl, research associate in this research group, will provide insights into their research findings on the "Psychological Stress for Children during the Corona Period" in the TUD Lecture Series on "Corona" on 22.11.2021 at 18:00.

Within the framework of an EU-funded project that deals with the protection of children's psychological well-being during the pandemic period, Prof. Berth is in contact with scientists from Greece, Spain, Italy, Croatia, France and Cyprus. As a result of the research work, a training package for teachers, educators and other educational professionals is to be developed, containing teaching and learning texts with associated exercises, presentations and videos.

The event will be moderated by the university group Balu und Du. The nationwide mentoring programme supports primary school children in extracurricular activities. Young, committed people take on an individual sponsorship for a child on a voluntary basis for at least one year. They help these children to develop in our society and learn how to successfully master the challenges of everyday life through personal affection and active leisure time activities. During the corona pandemic, the help of the mentors was particularly sought after and needed.

The event will take place digitally and can be accessed via this link:https://tu-dresden.zoom.us/j/89296785630?pwd=bEdnQ0hDMExvdU1iWnlodGZ0cldOUT09
Written interpretation is always available for the event. Please note that the event will be held in german.