When children suffer: California to funnel billions into mental health overhaul

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When children suffer: California to funnel billions into mental health overhaul
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Of 1,200 California middle and high school students surveyed between April 2020 and March 2021: - 63% reported having had an emotional meltdown - 43% said they had a panic or anxiety attack - 19% described suicidal thoughts

Between 2019 and 2020, opioid-related overdoses among 15- to 19-year-olds in the state nearly tripled, according to a CalMatters analysis of state data.

For a moment, in March 2020, Amanda felt excited. Her school planned to close briefly; two weeks at home sounded like an unexpected vacation. Amanda Arellano, 17, at a park near her home in Los Angeles on Feb. 22, 2022. Photo by Alisha Jucevic for CalMattersMaria would see tears in the long-lashed brown eyes of the daughter she’d always known to be creative, happy and resilient. She’d pull out photos they’d taken on pre-pandemic outings.Amanda tried meditation and exercise. She lost herself in video games, playing Roblox until her hands hurt.On Dec.

Sonia Banker, a San Francisco 12th grader, describes a new awkwardness in social interactions: “There’s this feeling that when you talk with someone, it feels harder.” The trauma of the pandemic — the grief, fear, loneliness and boredom — has layered upon concerns about food and housing insecurity, gun violence, climate change, political polarization, racism, transphobia, deportation and, now, the war in Ukraine.to the pandemic, according to a report released in December by COVID Collaborative.

Alyssa Hurtado, a social worker with Leonard’s agency who works at a Newark elementary school, did her best to stay connected with families during the school closure. After more than a year of remote learning, many of her young clients now struggle with separation anxiety. Others have difficulties with motivation and concentration.Hurtado herself is stretched thin. Five children are on a waitlist to get services at her school.

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