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HealthConnections: Children's Mental Health During the Pandemic

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Many of us have COVID anxiety to one degree or another. But we can’t forget that children are also aware things are different and unsettling now. As school starts back, parents and kids probably have lots of questions about what happens next, and how they will stay safe.

In this edition of HealthConnections, the University of Tennessee's Dr. Allyson Neal tells us how to talk to kids about COVID worries and how you can help them deal with uncertainty. HealthConnections creator Dr. Carole Myers is your host.