Across the state, teachers in Texas are finishing out one of the toughest years they have ever seen. A global pandemic closed schools and forced more than 5 million public school students onto laptops and desktop computers at home.
Tuesday’s school shooting is a tragic end to a terrible year for Texas teachers who faced two COVID-19 surges, staffing shortages, school boards fights, book bans.
Join Us for an Important Discussion on Mental Health During the Pandemic
D CEO Healthcare is hosting this thought leadership breakfast panel to discuss the implications for business and the community.
By Will Maddox
Published in
Healthcare Business
April 7, 2021
9:00 am
The isolation, interruption of activities, and remote schooling across the country during the COVID-19 pandemic have increased mental health issues for youth and adolescents. Though there is no nationwide data on suicide for 2020 yet, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that hospital emergency departments saw a rise in the share of total visits for kids with mental health needs between April and October of 2020.