Page 5 - Alison Tothy News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

American kids in crisis as life goes back to ‘normal’ Lindsey Tanner The Associated Press After two suicidal crises during pandemic isolation, 16-year-old Zach Sampson feels stronger but worries his social skills have gone stale. Amara Bhatia has overcome her pandemic depression but the teen feels worn down, in a state of “neutralness.” Virginia Shipp is adjusting but says returning to normal “is kind of unnormal for me.” After relentless months of social distancing, online schooling and other restrictions, many kids are feeling the pandemic’s toll or facing new challenges navigating reentry. A surge in teen suicide attempts and other mental health crises prompted Children’s Hospital Colorado to declare a state of emergency in late May, when emergency department and hospital inpatient beds were overrun with suicidal kids and those struggling with other psychiatric problems. Typical emergency-department waiting times for psychiatric treatment doubled in May to ab

United statesJohn dubyAmara bhatiaTerrie andrewsAlison tothyJennifer sampsonGeorge floydAmy knightLindsey tannerJason williamsZach sampsonUniversity of chicago comer children hospitalScience departmentAssociated pressChildren hospital associationOrlando health arnold palmer hospital for children