By the time children and teenagers in NSW start returning to school in late October, they will have been remote learning for almost five months. While the stay-at-home orders have been a necessary public health response, it’s clear the lockdown has had an emotional impact across all age groups in society, including the young. The NSW Chief Psychiatrist Murray Wright recently cautioned, “Assume your kids are struggling,” after reporting an increase in NSW emergency department visits due to self-harm and suicidal ideation in the 0-17 age group.