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Shifting Mindsets: COVID's impact on children's mental health

Courtesy womenshealth.gov

Our worlds have all been turned upside down by the COVID-19 pandemic. We search for that new normal and how to reduce the uncertainty for tomorrow. This episode of Shifting Mindsets for Better Health looks at how the abrupt changes to everyday life have affected children.

Shifting Mindsets: COVID's impact on children's mental health

Shifting Mindsets for Better Health, a continuing education podcast produced by our partners at Central Michigan University with a grant from the Children’s Foundation. This podcast series brings together healthcare professionals across disciplines to share insight into the far-reaching effects the coronavirus pandemic has on children, caretakers and medical care providers.

Learn more about Shifting Mindsets for Better Health at http://med.cmich.edu/shiftingmindsets.

Dr. Heather Polinsky is the Director of the School of Broadcast and Cinematic Arts at Central Michigan University. Before pursuing academia, Dr. Polinsky worked as an audio engineer at SoundTrax Recording Studios in Raleigh, North Carolina.