kids mental health

A free hotline is set up for kids, loaded with inspirational messages to help boost our young ones during these stressful times. Details on the messages and how to call.

“This is the most difficult year I’ve ever been a teacher.” Just like many teachers across the country, the return to school full-time has been a major challenge for Stem Academy Middle School teacher Anne Sheehy. “Most of the schools I’ve worked out in my 31 years,” Sheehy said. “You see people, they might be having difficult discussions with...

Teachers, students, parents and experts weigh in on the impacts of the classroom challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

In Massachusetts, a recent study found 71-percent of older teens reported significantly increased anxiety and/or depression during the past year. And because of a severe shortage of staffing and beds in psychiatric units, the latest figures show 136 children are left waiting in emergency departments. With mental health struggles among children at a crisis point, several national pediatric groups are...