Psychologist: Teens Need A Break This Summer

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A girl looks down as a nurse pushes a COVID-19 vaccine into her arm.
Fourteen-year-old Lily Rodriguez receives a COVID-19 vaccine Thursday, May 13, 2021, in Fort Atkinson, Wis. Angela Major/WPR

School is out, the weather is warm and kids age 12 to 17 are eligible for certain vaccines. But after over a year in lockdown, how are teenagers going to spend their summer? We talk to a clinical psychologist who says this summer teens need a break to recover from the pandemic.

Episode Credits

  • Kealey Bultena Host
  • Angelo Bautista Producer
  • Lee Rayburn Technical Director
  • Lisa Damour Guest