04 S E C T I O N COVID-19 concerns raised by children and young people 4.1 Concerns raised by children and young people by theme The following graph shows the number of all concerns, by theme, that were raised by children and young people with Kids Helpline between January and April 2020. Number of concerns raised by children and young people 733 Mental health concerns resulting from COVID-19 534 Social isolation 526 Education impacts 494 Impacts on family life 348 Changes to plans and usual activities 290 Changes to essential services and support 213 Economic impacts 178 Fear of someone else contracting COVID-19 161 Fear of contracting COVID-19 126 Other Parent/carer concerned about COVID-19 69 Anxiety from hearing about COVID-19 in the media 65 59 Challenges at work due to COVID-19 Experiences of racism related to COVID-19 16 Experiences of bullying related to COVID-19 15 0 200 400 600 800 4.2 Top COVID-19 concerns raised by children and young people by demographics As indicated in the above graph, the top five concerns related to COVID-19 raised by all children and young people were: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Mental health concerns resulting from COVID-19 Social isolation Education impacts Impacts on family life Changes to plans and usual activities. While these were the overall top concerns, differences existed across the top five concerns within age groups, gender, location, and cultural background. The following charts show the top five concerns related to COVID-19 raised by children and young people for whom age, gender, location and cultural background were known. 12