Facing a Youth Mental Health Emergency

by COVIDSupportVT | Nov 5, 2021

Vermont Experts Call for Urgent Action to Meet Children’s Mental Health Challenges The U.S. is facing a youth mental health emergency, and urgent action is needed to prevent it from worsening. Vermont is no different. That was the message of a recent editorial in...

Put Children’s Safety First at Halloween

by COVIDSupportVT | Oct 28, 2021

With Vermont Cases High, Experts Encourage Outdoor Celebrations   If trick-or-treating in Covid’s current fourth wave has you spooked, think safety first. As long as reasonable precautions are followed, experts say kids need not be held back from enjoying...

Mental Health in an Unequal World

by COVIDSupportVT | Oct 6, 2021

World Mental Health Day Shines Light on Mental Health Inequities  “Mental Health in an Unequal World” is the focus of this year’s World Mental Health Day (October 10). The theme was chosen unanimously by the members of the World Federation for Mental Health...

How to Keep Kids Safe

by COVIDSupportVT | Sep 7, 2021

Vermont Pediatric Specialists Urge Universal Masking Pediatric specialists from UVM Children’s Hospital reiterated a call for universal masking at schools, and outlined other ways parents can help protect their back-to-school children from the highly contagious Delta...

Talking to Your Child About Mental Health

by COVIDSupportVT | Sep 2, 2021

Communication Key to Stemming Rise in Childhood Suicide  Suicide deaths in young people have reached a sobering new statistic. Suicide is now the second leading cause of death for youth beginning at age 10. That’s younger than it’s ever been. And the age is...

Supporting College Students’ Mental Well-Being

by COVIDSupportVT | Aug 17, 2021

What to Do When Back-to-School Means Back-to-Stress Whether it’s the first time or the fourth, heading off to college can be a time of excitement. For many, the exhilaration of new beginnings can be tinged – or flooded – with stress and anxiety. And that’s in a normal...