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How is COVID-19 affecting college students?

Dr. Gigi Chawla and her daughter on WCCO

Dr. Gigi Chawla, chief of general pediatrics at Children’s Minnesota, and her daughter Carly—who is about to start her freshman year at college—joined WCCO to give advice to families who may have a child going to college during COVID-19.

COVID-19 and trauma: Mental health struggles among black teens

Young black teenager feeling sad

We talked with Dr. Sarah Jerstad, associate clinical director of psychological services at Children’s Minnesota St. Paul hospital, about the stress teens of color are feeling right now due to COVID-19 and racial injustice, and about how parents can help.