SLP 061: Keep Our Kids Safe

In this episode of The Success Lift Podcast, Brian discusses the impact of the pandemic on our kids' mental state. While school classes are happening with some degree of normality; kids and adolescents throughout the country still need to wear masks in some places, still need to keep social distancing from their friends, and for those reasons are developing mental health conditions, such as, anxiety and depression.  Brian shares some facts and data on how COVID has been affecting the young generation, but surprisingly, these facts and data are not being shown on the news. The studies confirm that kids and adolescents under the age of 16 are sadly having suicidal idealizations, episodes of depression, and peaks of anxiety, all of that due to the current situation the world is living in. Stay tuned to learn more. In this episode you will learn: What facts the studies have been showing when it comes to our kids' health and how COVID has been affecting the mental state of the younger generations; Episode resources: Case/death data updated regularly by the CDC: https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#demographics AAP obesity info: https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/147/5/e2021050123 JAMA anxiety/depression info: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2782796 JAMA BMI changes: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2783690 AAP suicide info: https://www.aappublications.org/news/2020/12/16/pediatricssuicidestudy121620 CDC hospitalization trends: https://www.aap.org/en/pages/2019-novel-coronavirus-covid-19-infections/children-and-covid-19-state-level-data-report/ Connect with Brian! Website: www.thesuccesslift.com Instagram: @brianpannuzzo LinkedIn: brianpannuzzo Facebook: brian.pannuzzo Twitter: @BPannuzzo