As a new school year begins, concern grows about children and their mental health

As a new school year begins, concern grows about children and their mental health

As a new school year begins, concern grows about children and their mental health

As millions of kids head back to school in-person and virtually, there is growing concern about their mental health. At the end of the last school year, three in ten parents surveyed reported their child’s mental health was suffering. Meg Oliver spoke to an 11-year-old and his mother about the toll the pandemic took on him. She reports from Little Falls, New Jersey.