Health Seattle Now: Healing the healers As the infection curve flattens, attention is turning to the doctors and nurses who have been on the front lines. We talk with KUOW reporter Deborah Wang about how Seattle's healthcare workers are dealing with the strain of a pandemic. Patricia Murphy Caroline Chamberlain Gomez
Health Who will heal the healers when coronavirus is over? Hospitals are working very hard to make sure that healthcare workers stay physically healthy during this crisis. But what about their psychological health? What’s being done to support healthcare workers through this incredibly challenging time? Deborah Wang
Education Is your family's mental health taking a hit from Covid-19? Take this class Emotions are high as kids and parents learn to navigate the new realities of Covid-19. Here's a way to get those emotions under control. Deborah Wang
Health How to raise a chill kid? Let them play What can parents do to try to prevent anxiety disorders from arising in their children? We get answers from two experts. Deborah Wang
Health 'It's not your fault.' The pitfalls of parenting an anxious child When kids struggle with serious anxiety, even well-meaning parents often say or do exactly the wrong things. "Nobody gives you the playbook for the ‘do’s and don'ts’ of this anxious child business," said one expert. Deborah Wang
Health When anxiety strikes in childhood, experts say get help early Anxiety disorders can hit at any time in a person’s life. Doctors urge early treatment, especially for young kids. Deborah Wang
Health What are the mental health concerns for international students? International students face lots of pressures. They have to learn to navigate a new culture and education system, far from family and friends. That led one listener to wonder, what's the mental health status of international students? Deborah Wang
Health Parents cheer final passage of bill to help mentally ill teens Washington state law can make it hard for families to help teens who are experiencing mental health issues. A bill that would change that just passed the legislature. Deborah Wang
Health 4 teens died by suicide in Seattle area over the weekend Families across King County are mourning the deaths of four young people by suicide Deborah Wang
Education As youth suicides increase, these teens want to save lives How do you prevent kids from dying? Involve the whole school, says one University of Washington program. Deborah Wang
