We have heard so much about inflation, job security, high prices of groceries and how poorly investments have been doing due to the content within the election campaigns. In fact, most political experts have been publishing the fact that the economy was one of the main issues in the presidential...
Post-COVID Trauma and Its Impact to Youth
Recently I was at a gathering and someone familiar sat next to me. He knew that I worked for Lakeside and we began a discussion about trauma and what happened to so many of our students as a result of the pandemic. As is often the case, the story turned...
What Will Be the Impact of the ESSER Funds Ending?
The $13.2 billion ESSER Fund from the CARES Act, aiding schools with pandemic recovery, will expire in September, causing concerns over layoffs, discontinuation of services, and unmet mental health needs for students.
Has Student Attendance Gotten Worse After COVID?
High student absenteeism, nearly 30%, affects socialization, grades, test scores, activities, graduation rates, and mental health. Post-pandemic recovery requires sustained efforts, as absenteeism risks lifelong impacts. Lakeside Programs focus on truancy, stressing attendance for academic and personal success.
Pandemic Era Learning Loss in Students
The pandemic's impact on student learning has been severe, reversing decades of progress. Despite funding, recovery is slow, requiring more resources and time.
Children and Teenagers with Long-Term COVID
We have recently identified another slight surge of COVID in our country. It reminded me of the hundreds of thousands of children and teenagers who are still suffering with long COVID symptoms such as rashes, memory problems, limb and stomach pain and weight loss among other symptoms. Some of these...
How You Can Become a Trauma-Advocate
As a country we have been watching election results and attempting to predict what we as a country might be in for in the newly elected Congress. What is true is that our government has huge impact on what happens nationally and globally. I think the funding given to Ukraine...
COVID-19 and Collective Trauma
Some of the lasting symptoms of COVID-19 can be defined as collective trauma. In fact this form of PTSD will leave lasting effects to many Americans and others in the world. As we have conversations with one another we recognize that we are just not the same as we were...
Some Relief from COVID Protocols
It is hard to believe that schools and businesses have been working through health and safety plans for two years now due to the COVID-19 pandemic. I do not think any of us could have predicted that we would be in such a crazy set of circumstances like we have...
Are You Battling Pandemic Brain Fog?
I can’t even begin to count the time I have had friends, family and co-workers complain about having brain fog during the COVID-19. It seems the longer we are in this pandemic the more brain fog we are feeling. It is frustrating and sometimes quite scary to think about this...