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What impact might Covid-19, and systemic racial injustice, be having on young people? How can we help them feel safe in these uncertain times? What challenges – and opportunities to do things differently – might lie ahead? This month, PESI UK will be asking some of the world’s top clinicians and thought leaders as part of a free, three-day Children and Young People’s Mental Health Summit. Join Peter Levine, Stephen Porges, Barnardo’s CEO Javed Khan and others for nine free discussions on the most pressing topics in children’s mental health.

How is the Covid-19 pandemic affecting couples’ sexual lives? In the final installment of his blog series about conducting couple therapy online during the coronavirus crisis, psychologist and author Brad E. Sachs explores the strain on our sense of togetherness and seperateness that lockdown has brought, and the impact of the crisis on our instincts and drives.

We all respond to crises in different ways. For couples, the Covid-19 pandemic may be causing rifts as each person resorts to contrasting coping mechanisms. Yet, observes psychologist and author Brad E. Sachs, partners often share more anxieties, and anxiety levels, than they think. In the penultimate part of his blog series, he explains how therapists can help couples to stabilise their anxiety and survive – or even thrive – in a crisis.

What psychological impact are the coronavirus and racism crises having on young people? Ahead of school reopenings, PESI UK is announcing a three-day online Children and Young People’s Mental Health Summit from August 26-28. Titled ‘Empowering young people with resiliency to thrive during times of stress and uncertainty’, the summit will bring together leading voices including Peter Levine, Stephen Porges and Nicholas Kardaras – and it’s all completely free.

Couples working from home during the Covid-19 crisis have a unique chance to witness the pressures each partner experiences in daily domestic and vocational life. How can couples therapists maximise these opportunities? In the third part of his blog series, psychologist and author Brad E. Sachs explores the concept of relational justice, and suggests ways in which partners in lockdown can be helped to pay closer attention to each other.