A growing number of kids struggle with anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts. A new way of linking hospitals and schools may be the key to getting more of them help.
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Even before the pandemic, schools across the country had noticed rising rates of anxiety, depression and suicide among students, and yet only 20% of kids with mental health issues get treatment. It can take weeks or even months to get an appointment, except for students in Long Island s Nassau County, where five school districts are providing quick, easy access to a mental health provider thanks to a collaboration with the local children s hospital.
NPR s Rhitu Chatterjee and Christine Herman of WILL have the story.
RHITU CHATTERJEE, BYLINE: In 2019, the Rockville Centre School District in Long Island was shaken by tragedy.
The New Normal: NY reverses mandate that required kids in child care to wear masks
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Updated on:May 25, 2021, 9:12pm EDT
New York state has reversed course, now saying face masks aren t required for children ages 2-5 in child care.
One Long Island school district announced that kids no longer needed to wear masks at their desks or at physical education class but hours later reversed its decision, citing pressure from the governor s office. In New Jersey, one district is keeping the masks on for kids causing parents to protest.
Dr. Henry Bernstein, a pediatrician at Cohen Children s Medical Center and a member of the CDC s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, weighs in on the mask debate.
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