3 takeaways from KSAT’s mental health town hall
San Antonio-area experts talk about re-entering society as coronavirus vaccine rates increase and cases drop
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SAN ANTONIO – Stress and anxiety were part of our lives before the coronavirus pandemic, but over the past year, they have risen to new levels for a massive number of people.
On Wednesday, KSAT’s Myra Arthur hosted a mental health town hall with four local experts, including Talli Dolge, CEO of Jewish Family Service of San Antonio; Evita Morin, CEO of Rise Recovery; Marian Sokol, CEO of Children’s Bereavement Center of South Texas; and Jessica Knudsen, CEO of Clarity Child Guidance Center.
It’s vital to talk about mental health. KSAT invites you to a town hall with local experts on May 26 at 7 p.m.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month; ask questions now, tune in on Wednesday
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Editors note: KSAT anchor Myra Arthur will host four mental health experts on Wednesday, May 26, at 7 p.m. to discuss mental health and wellness in 2021. You can watch in the player above, on
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I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again – we’ve just lived through a year like none other before. Stress and anxiety from the pandemic had people finding themselves in emotional situations they’ve never experienced before.
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How a San Antonio child guidance center is supporting kids’ mental health during pandemic
Jessica Knudsen, of the Clarity Child Guidance Center, joined Leading SA on Sunday
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As we work to combat the coronaviruspandemic, many of us have continued to self-isolate, social distance and stay indoors for nearly a year now.
With that being said, it hasn’t been easy and the pandemic has taken quite a toll on mental health, especially in children.
That’s why Jessica Knudsen, president and CEO of the Clarity Child Guidance Center, joined Leading SA on Sunday to discuss how the nonprofit is assisting children with treatment of their mental wellbeing.
Shea Wiedemeyerâs depression crept in slowly.
The high school freshman had struggled with some anxiety before schools shut down abruptly in March, but in the isolation of the pandemic, cut off from daily interaction with friends and teachers at McCallum High School in Austin, the feelings snowballed.
âI feel stuck in this sort of in between age where Iâm old enough to see current events that Iâm able to understand their impact and have opinions on them, but Iâm unable to really do anything about it,â she said. âItâs a very discouraging feeling and it leaves me feeling pretty hopeless about the future, both my own and that of the world.â