January 2, 2022

HIP Op-Ed in the Miami Herald

 

“Our kids are in the midst of a mental health crisis.

Today’s students are experiencing stressors we could have never imagined in the past — vaping, social media pressure, heightened unrealistic body image portrayals, online bullying, opioid addiction epidemics, school shootings — the list goes on.

In addition to these pre-existing challenges, the pandemic turned our kids’ lives upside down. Nearly all school-aged children went from having in-person classes and social interactions with peers to being on lockdown and experiencing intense social isolation. We are only just starting to understand the damaging impact of the pandemic…”

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