By Erin Beck, Kids’ Health Correspondent Child therapists in West Virginia tell me that the same social and political problems contributing to anxiety and other mental health problems for adults are also harming children’s moods and mental health. “There’s so much controversy over the vaccine, and whether to be vaccinated,” Read more…
by Erin Beck, Kids’ Health Correspondent As I interviewed child therapists about the effect of the pandemic on children in West Virginia, it struck me when several spoke of children experiencing feelings of instability and insecurity. That’s because I knew many West Virginia kids already lack the structure and consistency Read more…
by Erin Beck, Kids’ Health Correspondent West Virginia officials apparently really don’t want you to know how sick with COVID-19 kids are getting in West Virginia. In September, Think Kids WV Executive Director Kelli Caseman and I noticed the state wasn’t reporting child hospitalization numbers, only adult numbers. And since Read more…