that s already a problem in america. politicians and parents alike are pushing for kids to return to school pointing to the damaging mental health effects of remote learning for the cdc reports emergency department visits for suspected suicide attempts among 12 17 -year-olds were up two and half times higher than the summer of 2020 and more than two times higher than this number from 201,918, this winter. doctor benjamin miller he is the president of well-being trust. if you could, before we go any further i would like you to explain to us from your perspective just how this impacts the mental health of our children. first, thank you for having me on and thank you for covering such an important topic like mental health. schools are the most important foundation first children s development sprayed that includes mental health. try them taken away from