Students share how COVID-19 has impacted their mental health with community leaders, elected officials
Updated Apr 30, 2021;
Posted Apr 30, 2021
On Friday, April 30, the Grand Rapids Mayor s Youth Council with Our Community s Children hosted KidSpeak 2021: Beyond the Virus. The two-hour event was in partnership with Michigan s Children, City of Grand Rapids and Grand Rapids Public Schools. (MLive File Photo)BPN
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI – More than a dozen students from schools across Grand Rapids spoke Friday about how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their mental during the annual KidSpeak forum.
The Grand Rapids Mayor’s Youth Council hosted the 10 a.m. virtual event with Our Community’s Children that gave young people the opportunity to speak to a listening panel of elected officials and community leaders. Students also spoke about the toll remote learning and racial injustice has affected their health.
Grand Rapids youth to share COVID-19 experiences with community leaders
Courtesy city of Grand Rapids
Children in Grand Rapids will share their COVID-19 experiences with elected officials and other leaders at KidSpeak 2021: Beyond the Virus, at 10 a.m. Friday.
The annual youth forum will be hosted by the Grand Rapids Mayor’s Youth Council and Our Community’s Children in partnership with Michigan’s Children, city of Grand Rapids and Grand Rapids Public Schools.
Children will give testimony about how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their mental health now and into the future at the two-hour event.
“As teenagers and pre-teens in the COVID-19 era, we have spent more time consuming, possibly harmful, media without the willpower or support to think critically about things being portrayed,” said Taylor Pierce, a ninth-grade student at City High Middle School and KidSpeak 2021 participant. “These ideals are bad for our mental health, which subsequently affects our physica
Forum will allow youth to discuss mental health during pandemic
City of Grand Rapids
and last updated 2021-04-28 15:44:52-04
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. â The Grand Rapids Mayorâs Youth Council with Our Communityâs Children will host on Friday a forum for young people to speak to elected officials and community leaders.
KidSpeak 2021: Beyond the Virus will be held at 10 a.m.
This two-hour event is a partnership with Michiganâs Children, the City of Grand Rapids and Grand Rapids Public Schools, according to a news release Wednesday.
During this yearâs event, youth will give testimony about how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their mental health now and into the future.
Grand Rapids Business Journal
Courtesy city of Grand Rapids
Leaders of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy and the national nonprofit The Recycling Partnership announced $1.2 million in Renew Michigan grants that will support the largest push in West Michigan history to promote recycling activities.
The announcement was made in a virtual news conference Monday attended by Grand Rapids Mayor Rosalynn Bliss; state Sen. Winnie Brinks, D-Grand Rapids; and state Rep. Bradley Slagh, R-Zeeland.
“Today’s EGLE (Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy) grants provide a tremendous boost toward reaching West Michigan’s environmental and recycling goals,” Slagh said. “These strategic investments reflect West Michigan’s commitment to finding modern and scalable solutions across our entire recycling ecosystem.”