Can Art Help Us Overcome Trauma? | PBS NewsHour

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Can Art Help Us Overcome Trauma? | PBS NewsHour

Directions: Read the summary, watch the video and answer the discussion questions. To watch the video on the Student Reporting Labs website, click here.

Summary: Lola is a 22-year old aspiring musician and artist who uses art as an outlet for confronting childhood trauma experienced while in foster care.

  • Depression and anxiety in children and teenagers have increased over time.
  • Diagnoses of depression and anxiety are more common as children and teenagers get older.

June 24th, 2020 video and resource materials from PBS NewsHour.

Check out our Daily News Story collection, or find more at PBS NewsHour Extra.

Today’s Daily News Story was written by EXTRA’s intern Carolyn McCuster, a senior at Amherst College.
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