Good Morning #COSO
Today will be the last of my postings on the topic of children and schools. I first want to say thank you to all for the engagements I have received and I hope that the information has been substantive, informative and perhaps eye opening.
This last post is personally hard for me, and hit a nerve, but it needs attention. The article I am linking below is important. Let me know if you read it for any reason and I will post it word for word
https://www.abqjournal.com/1472694/shadow-deaths-of-the-virus.html
@Minholkin min do you use the cosodocs feature?
Thank you for sharing this article, it opened up a topic that has been overlooked. I sometimes hear Trump raise the issue at his briefings but he’s quickly dismissed. I surmised that someone had discussed suicides during the pandemic in their closed sessions w/him.
TY, I’ve requested the article be shared w/our local county government and also with the school district’s psychologist. 🙏🏼
Mental health is often overlooked, in part because of the stigma, but needed more than ever.
@WomanVoter You're welcome. Through all the topics regarding the shutdowns and subsequent remote learning that has followed, I felt it important to bring to the table the very real consequences and obstacles that parents, schools and most importantly children will be facing. Often the topics I've covered get buried for one reason or another. I decided I'd use my nickname to un-bury them
@WomanVoter and you are correct that "Deaths of Despair" has been brought up, and it was dismissed. I hope the story about Landon will offer help to others.
@LibertySpeaks thank you for sharing this #mentalhealth article.
@Mauve_matelot you're welcome. I wish Landon wasn't the only one, but he's not, and won't be. there have been others, and their stories need to be told. There are very real consequences for this kids and the isolation they are
going through
The article has good advice for all of us, including folks who are not parents--we need to stay connected somehow:
"Dr. Schoppe-Sullivan suggests parents talk with their children, help them connect with friends and focus on what's truly important, even if that means, temporarily, easing up on things like healthy eating habits or school work, in order to preserve family relationships."
@LibertySpeaks
Good morning LS—I am very interested in this article but I am unable to see it.
(I’m also on my phone which may be a hindrance.)