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The night before 11-year-old Ella was admitted to Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in early May, her father Sean thought his daughter’s mood seemed

Anthony Kelly / Flickr Creative Commons The night before 11-year-old Ella was admitted to Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in early May, her father Sean thought his daughter’s mood seemed “wonderful.” Ella had been diagnosed with depression and anxiety, and their nightly strolls, which helped her relax before bed, were a chance to reflect on the day and talk to her parents about how she was feeling. “She was bubbly. She was talking about her animals — she recently got a fi...

Children with psychiatric needs are overwhelming hospital emergency departments in CT Adria Watson, CTmirror.org FacebookTwitterEmail A signature carrot chair at Connecticut Childrens Medical Center in Hartford. Interior designs that friendly to children were seen, including painted walls and dolls.Yehyun Kim / Yehyun Kim / CT Mirror The night before 11-year-old Ella was admitted to Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in early May, her father Sean thought his daughter’s mood seemed “wo...

The night before 11-year-old Ella was admitted to Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in early May, her father Sean thought his daughter’s mood seemed “wonderful.” Ella had been diagnosed with depression and anxiety, and their nightly strolls, which helped her relax before bed, were a chance to reflect on the day and talk to her parents about how she was feeling. “She was bubbly. She was talking about her animals — she recently got a fish she loves, and we have cats and a dog,” ...

“We’re seeing a lot of kids who have thoughts of harming themselves, thoughts of death. Also, seeing a lot of kids who are developing anxiety or anger problems for the first time. We’re also seeing a lot of kids who have developed trouble with their eating and are developing new onset of eating disorders for the first time,” said Downs. It’s something experts say is being seen all across the country and that isolation and not being in school in person for social emotional learning is ...

Head policy, jennifer downs. citing high-profile examples of conservative posts being censored. florida republican matt gates cited two posts by the facebook page milkshakes against the republican party that called for violence including one saying remember the shooting at the republican baseball game? one of those should happen every week. >> if a page hosts repeated content that threatens violence and references the shooting of republicans at a baseball game, why would you not remove the page?...