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Adolescent mental health has long been under-addressed and under-resourced This past year, as the COVID-19 pandemic forced us all to social distance and move our lives online for the safety of ourselves and our communities, Connecticut’s students have quietly suffered. Health agencies report that feelings of isolation and anxiety among youth are at a record-high, and while the pandemic and other stressful world events have exacerbated these struggles, they are not new for many students. Sarah McKinnis Adolescent mental health has long been an under-addressed and under-resourced issue. CDC data shows that rates of anxiety and depression among adolescents have been increasing in the past several decades, and evidence from pediatric studies suggests that because of pandemic-related changes, the teen suicide rate in the U.S. increased over the past year. Tragically, several Connecticut communities have found themselves part of this statistic. ....