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.
Merriam-Webster has fully revised its popular “Collegiate” dictionary with over 5,000 new words. They include “petrichor,” “dumbphone” and “ghost kitchen.” Also “cold brew,” “rizz,” “dad bod,” “hard pass,” “cancel culture” and more.
Chris and Betsey Mercado share how Objective Zero’s peer‑support app, resources & trained pathfinders are fighting veteran suicide & building community.