nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2|||Pandemic Takes Toll On Children's Mental Health||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||Youth depression, anxiety and suicide attempts have been on the rise during the pandemic. School shutdowns keep kids from friends and therapists, leaving social growth up to parents in many cases.

Eight-year-old twins Kenley (left) and Anakin Gupta have struggled with loneliness during the pandemic, but the isolation has been much more acute for Kenley.



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The Coronavirus Crisis

Pandemic Takes Toll On Children's Mental Health

KQED

Youth depression, anxiety and suicide attempts have been on the rise during the pandemic. School shutdowns keep kids from friends and therapists, leaving social growth up to parents in many cases.