More than a year after schools were forced to shut down, districts continue to grapple with reopening plans, and are reckoning with the systemic problems magnified by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Disrupted: How COVID Changed Education, explores the impact of the pandemic on the nation’s schools, students and educators. The special featured teen voices, with a focus on the issues that affected young people, from learning loss to mental health challenges.

The pandemic has affected the mental health of everyone around the globe, striking teens particularly hard. In this video, high school sophomores Noah Konevitch and Zion Williams  interview Edith Porter, a mental health counselor at Caesar Rodney High School in Delaware. Noah and Zion are the hosts of SRL’s youth mental health podcast, On Our Minds.

Use the video and activities to reflect on your own mental health and think critically about the internal and external forces that shape and influence our mental health.