School counselors say students lives have been disrupted over course of pandemic
Lack of routine, increases in anxiety seen in some students Share Updated: 6:40 PM EST Mar 12, 2021
Lack of routine, increases in anxiety seen in some students Share Updated: 6:40 PM EST Mar 12, 2021
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Show Transcript HAMPSHIRE SCHOOL COUNSELORS. THEY SAY THEY ARE DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO HELP KIDS EVEN IF THEIR NEEDS CHANGE. ACROSS ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS THE DISRUPTION OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IS DULL BY ALL. X I DEPEND I DEPEND IS FELT BY ALL. I DEPEND A LOT ON PARENTS TO REACH OUT WITH WHAT THEY ARE EXPERIENCING. MOMENTUM FOR KIDS IS DIFFICULT. AMONG THE BIGGEST ISSUE, LESS ACCESS TO FRIENDS, THE LACK OF ROUTINE, AND AN INCREASE IN ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION. I BROUGHT I TALKED TO MY HOMEROOM AND THE BIGGEST THING THEY BROUGHT UP IS MENTAL EXHAUSTION. COUNSELORS ARE FINDING SOME POSITIVES. VIDEOCONFERENCES GIVE THEM MO