Editorial: The Effects of COVID-19 on Adolescent Well-Being and Psychopathology in a Multinational, Multicountry Sample Within the First Two Years of the Pandemic Provide Further Clues for Mental Health Disparities.

Throughout history, epidemics of infections and the response of human societies to contain them expose and interact with disparities in health, economic, political, environmental and societal systems.1 Works of literature such as the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare serve as witnesses to these interactions. The COVID-19 pandemic was the biggest recent global public health crisis, and its toll had surpassed 7 million deaths worldwide as of late December 2024, among which 1.2 million occurred in the United States.2 Studies on the effects of this pandemic on the mental health of youth continue to underline its impact and provide clues for disparities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]