Mike Murphy – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle – on page A7
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CANANDAIGUA, NY – It’s OK to ask for help.
Canandaigua Academy junior Caroline Healy, who has anxiety, did, by reaching out to counselors earlier in the year when the pandemic made her anxiety worsen. And they were helpful, Caroline said, and she is thankful they, as well as teachers, were able to help her with schoolwork and point her toward resources available to her.
‘I’m so much better now,’ Caroline said.
May is Metal Health Awareness Month. With the COVID-19 pandemic, youth mental health concerns have been on the rise nationally – to the degree that the surgeon general has urged a call to action to address youth mental health concerns.
Caroline and others in the Canandaigua schools and community are stepping in – quite literally. She and many others in the school community have been involved in the planning and publicizing of a mental health walk from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Sunday at the Canandaigua Academy track, the culmination of Kindness Week in Canandaigua schools.