Listen to the audio of the Q&A between Daniela and her therapist, Sarah Rashid, LMSW
Daniela is an 11th-grade student who goes to therapy at a Child Center wellness center in her school during lunchtime.
As a young child, Daniela experienced severe trauma. Returning to in-person school after remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic was a struggle because her extreme anxiety and ongoing hypervigilance—due to PTSD—prevented her from focusing in class. Thankfully, since mental health education for the entire school community—including teachers—is a core part of The Child Center’s school-based mental health work, one of Daniela’s teachers noticed she seemed overwhelmed and brought Daniela to our on-site wellness center.
Please tap on the photo above to hear Daniela speak in her own words about her experience in therapy at her school’s wellness center.
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As New York City families prepare for the return to in-person school on September 13, there’s one group of children who may need special care: the 0-5 set, babies and preschoolers who may never have been to in-person school or child care, and who haven’t experienced or don’t remember pre-COVID life. How do we help these children adjust? What mental health pitfalls and opportunities should parents look out for? 
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