John Broderick is accustomed to talking to children about youth mental health, but on Wednesday, it was the parents who listened. Broderick relayed the words of a high school hockey player who confided in him: “I don’t think I ever had a childhood.”“I.
Mental illness in youth populations is rising at a steady rate across the country in a generation that is prone to the influences of social media and cyberbullying. On Wednesday, the Concord School District in partnership with the Concord Parks &.
Letter: A way to bring light to mental health
Published: 5/6/2021 8:00:16 AM
Facing our children’s mental health crisis with presence, honesty and hope is at hand in one small but mighty book: “Celia and the Little Boy,” by Irene Buchine. “I hate the world,” cried the little boy. “The world is a terrible place.” Every day we read articles in our newspapers with titles like “Board puts forth suicide prevention plan,” (
Monitor, 1/5). “Lawmakers push for mental health days for kids amid pandemic,” “Laws to help kids with mental illness slow to get going,” “The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed and made worse the New Hampshire’s ongoing mental health workforce shortage.”