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Steady Habits: Finding mental health solutions for CT kids


Steady Habits: Finding mental health solutions for CT kids
This last year, spent in a pandemic, has changed the lives of so many. But those changes might be felt most acutely by children. Their routines of family life, social life, and learning, were upended. We’ve heard about a “lost school year,” for kids, but what about just a “lost year?”
The problems weren’t just felt by those children with the most acute mental health disorders, but we know that for those children who are most at risk, supports weren’t always in place  –
before Covid.
So, what are the solutions? This past Tuesday night, The Connecticut Mirror, the Gannett Newspapers of New England and the Solutions Journalism Network collaborated on an event called  “Coping With Covid: Mental Health Solutions For Kids” ....

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Will CT rethink the school calendar?


Will CT rethink the school calendar?
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Classrooms are set up with COVID-19 precautions in place as students prepare to return five days-a-week at Northeast Elementary School in Stamford, Conn. Monday, March 8, 2021.Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut Media
To catch students up on missed classroom time, Connecticut educators are getting creative with summer and after-school programs this year. But could a greater emphasis on learning outside school hours continue after the pandemic?
Some state officials are exploring the idea.
Gov. Ned Lamont announced last week up to $11 million in grants to expand and innovate summer learning and enrichment, particularly focused on children who fell behind during the COVID-19 pandemic. Connecticut is also getting an additional $11 million earmarked for after-school from the federal American Rescue Plan. ....

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