Student Mental Health Week: Night 2 - PBS LearningMedia Suppoorts Students' Mental Health with "Healthy Minds, Thriving Kids"

MetroFocus: The Podcast

All this week, MetroFocus will bring you stories on mental health from a variety of perspectives. We'll hear families, students, and doctors discuss this urgent issue and explore emerging solutions. Tonight, mental health among children has become a pressing concern. The challenges brought on by the pandemic - from remote learning to social isolation - many children and teens have faced increased stress, anxiety, and depression. As students head back to school this fall, PBS LearningMedia is providing a free collection of resources through the Healthy Minds, Thriving Kids project, developed by the Child Mind Institute, a leader in the field of child psychology. The project includes a series of engaging videos for parents, educators and students that teach young people critical mental health and coping skills, like understanding feelings and managing intense emotions. Child Mind Institute President Dr. Harold Koplewicz joins MetroFocus to share some of the videos in the collection, as well as give helpful mental health tips for the upcoming school year.

The Healthy Minds, Thriving Kids collection on PBS LearningMedia is made possible by the New York State Education Department.