The Impact of the Pandemic on the Mental Health and Education of Youth

During GMA's February 22, 2022, Cities Connect call, Erica Fener Sitkoff, executive director of Voices for Georgia’s Children, and Katie Landes, director of the Georgia Statewide Afterschool Network, discussed the significant mental health and learning loss challenges facing Georgia's youngest residents and how local leaders can respond to these issues. View the video below to hear their presentation.

Download the presentation (PDF)

Additional Resources

• Snapshot of Health and Behavioral Health Services and Supports in Schools and Afterschool Settings (PDF)
• "Free Your Feels" mental health campaign
• Building Opportunities in Out-of-School Time (BOOST) Grant
• It's Not Easy Being Young (May 24, 2021)
• Engaging Youth When They are Out of School (Dec. 18, 2020)

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