Be Well: Sesame Street Tailors New Content to Boost Youth Mental Health
Youth mental health has been deemed a crisis by U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Hallegere Murthy with much of the blame being placed on COVID-19 lockdowns. Rosemarie Truglio, SVP of curriculum and content at Sesame Workshop, joined Cheddar News to talk about a slate of new programming for children aimed at boosting their mental health.
“This truly is The One Where Our Hearts Are Broken,” “Friends” co-creators Marta Kauffman and David Crane, along with executive producer Kevin Bright, said in a joint statement Sunday.
Nancy Mello, an animal communicator with Medium, joined Cheddar News to discuss how her love of animals led to a change from doing readings with people and spoke of her experiences and the process of helping animals. Mello also does a live pet reading in studio.
A study published this week in the Journal Frontiers in Pain Research found that listening to sad songs when you're in pain could actually help relieve that pain.
The Statue of Liberty is one of the most famous attractions in New York City but there's a lot more to this landmark than one may think. Rafael Abreu, vice president of marketing with Statue City Cruises, spoke with Cheddar News to discuss the park's operations and Park Ranger Laurel Brierly also joined from inside the statue's famed crown to talk about visiting the landmark.
