Family Mental Wellness during Covid-19 | Dr. Vidisha Patel ’81 - Ep 04

In this interview, Dr. Vidisha Patel '81 talks about the effects the current Covid-19 pandemic can have on the mental health of students and parents, and some of the ways we can cope as a community.

Show Notes

Head-of-School, Bryan Garman, chats with Dr. Vidisha Patel '81 about some of the effects the current Covid-19 pandemic can have on the mental health of students and parents. She also shares a few ways we can cope as a community. Dr. Patel is currently a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Sarasota Florida, where she specializes in the problems of young children, adolescents, and parents. In addition to Dr. Patel's private practice, she is also very active in her local community. Dr. Patel serves on the boards of multiple organizations and regularly works with pregnant and parenting teens at Cyesis, a school for pregnant and teenage mothers in Sarasota County.

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