Midmorning With Aundrea - September 4, 2020 (Part 1)
(Part 1 of 2) Depression levels have risen significantly since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. And this week's marks the..
HAS AFFECTEDEVERYONE INDIFFERENT WAYS SINCEMARCH.THE MENTAL HEALTHEFFECTS ARESOMETHING THATMEDICALPROFESSIONALS HAVESEEN CONTINUE TOGROW.C-H-I HEALTH ISHOPING TO HAVE ADIRECT IMPACT ON THEMENTAL WELL-BEING OFKIDS WITH A NEW BOOK.3 NEWS NOWREPORTER RUTAULCINAITE HAS MOREON THEIR NEWPROJECT.STANDUP "KIDS, JUSTLIKE ADULTS, AREGOING THROUGH SOMEMENTAL STRUGGLESDURING THE PANDEMIC.SO, CHI HEALTHWANTED TO OPEN UPTHAT CONVERSATIONAND EDUCATE KIDSTHROUGH THE PAGESOF A BOOK." THE BOOK,TITLED "A NEW NORM",IS AIMED ATELEMENTARYSCHOOLERS, AND TELLSA STORY ABOUT A BOYWHO DIDN'T KNOW HOWTO DEAL WITH HISFEELINGS.TINA AMES DIVISION VPOF MARKETING ANDCOMMUNICATIONS, CHIHEALTH "IT REALLY ISMEANT TO HELPTEACHERS AND KIDSAND PARENTS OPEN UPA CONVERSATIONABOUT DEPRESSIONAND MENTAL HEALTHISSUES THAT KIDSSTRUGGLE WITH."ITS PURPOSE IS TO BEUSED AS A TEACHINGLESSON SO KIDS CANUNDERSTAND THEIREMOTIONS AND HOW TODEAL WITH THEM.SOMETHING CHI HEALTHCHILD PSYCHIATRIST DR.MONICA ARORA SAYS,SHE DOESN'T SEEENOUGH OF.DR.MONICA ARORA CHILDPSYCHIATRIST, CHIHEALTH "I REALLYBELIEVE THAT EVENBEFORE THE PANDEMICCAME INTO LIGHT WEHADUNDERREPRESENTEDOUR CHILDREN WHOWERE STRUGGLINGWITH MENTAL HEALTHISSUES.I THINK THEY WEREUNDER IDENTIFIED AND IREALLY THINK THEPANDEMIC IS JUST ACATALYST FOR US TORECOGNIZE ALL THEMENTAL HEALTHISSUES." CHI HEALTHHAS ALREADY MAILEDOUT 3,000 BOOKSACROSS NEBRASKA ANDSOUTHWEST IOWASCHOOLS, INCLUDINGTO ST.MARY'S ELEMENTARYSCHOOL IN BELLEVUE.4TH GRADE TEACHERMARY JANKOVICH SAYSIT'S HARD SEEING HERSTUDENTS STRUGGLEWITH THE MENTALDIFFICULTIES OF THEPANDEMIC."I HAD A PARENTTALKING ABOUT THEIRCHILD JUST BREAKINGDOWN.SORRY IT MAKES MEEMOTIONAL.BECAUSE HE JUSTDIDN'T KNOW WHAT TODO WITH ALL THESEFEELINGS." THEBOOK ALSO INCLUDESLESSON PLANS FORTEACHERS TO HELPFACILITATE HEALTHYCONVERSATIONS ONMENTAL HEALTH, SOSTUDENTS ALL ACROSSTHE METRO, CANHANDLE THE "NEWNORM".REPORTING INBELLEVUE, RUTAULCINAITE, 3NN.TO LEARN MORE ABOUTTHE BOOK OR TO GETYOUR HANDS ON A COPYVISIT OUR WEBSITE-- 3NEWS NOW DOT COM.THE U-S-D-A HAS
(Part 1 of 2) Depression levels have risen significantly since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. And this week's marks the..