United Nations A/HRC/RES/1.

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Distr.: General
March 12th 2022
International Children’s Original: English

Emergency Fund
United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
October 12th 2022
Agenda item: “Impact of Covid-19 on Minor”

Sponsor:

Signature:

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF),

Fulfilling expansion of child-sensitive social protection programmes, including

universal child benefits, which have been shown to have a positive impact on
children's health, education and nutrition,

Calling attention to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with regards to the
education, health, and socio-economic state of the child are the most important to
improving the condition of children’s rights,

Accepts Congress approved significant investment in mental health with the

Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, improving access to mental health services
remains an important issue for children and youth in the US;

Approves The American Rescue Plan Act, passed in March 2021, includes $170
billion in school funding, and many schools use those funds to hire mental health
workers, including psychologists. Other federal and state funding is earmarked for
training more psychologists. The University of Nevada, Las Vegas, received a grant
to train school physicians in urban diversity and social justice, and Nevada State
College received funding to create a new program to train health physicians. school
mentality, including psychologists;

Supports A supportive learning environment must be created – one that

maintains mental health, where all students and education professionals
feel included, supported and valued. Effective mental health integration in
schools can:

• Improve educational outcomes,

• improve the mental health literacy of students,

• promote social and emotional learning of learners,

• help identify students at risk and provide support, including through

referrals to the health and social welfare sectors, and

• reduce the chances of mental health problems developing into more severe mental
health problems and risk behaviors;

Fully aware, Children's mental health is in crisis As the stressors of the pandemic
continue, children's mental health needs to be addressed in schools,

Declaring, With the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), countries agreed for the
first time in history to end extreme child poverty,

Affirming, According to the latest data available from UNICEF, globally, at least 1 in
7 children have been directly affected by lockdowns, while more than 1.6 billion
children suffer from the loss of education,

Expecting, Keep the building open to children whose care, nutrition and safety needs
during the workday exceed the capacity of the family,

Reaffirms, The United States allocates funds to mental health and substance use
disorders, with a portion devoted specifically to children's mental health, including
$80 million for access to pediatric mental health care, $20 million for adolescent
suicide prevention, and $10 million for the Trauma Stress Initiative. National
Children,