Pandemic Generation: Kids' Mental Health Struggles During COVID

Inside: Hopes for a bullet train to NYC, worry over Delta variant ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  [Donate [WBUR]]( [View in Browser](  [WBUR]( June 21, 2021 Good Morning Boston, 🌞 Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. It's just another muggy Monday. (Not quite as catchy as [The Bangles' version]( As of yesterday, we're officially in the throes of summer. But I shouldn't complain about the heat so much. Especially when you [take a look at what the West has been dealing with.]( Outside of the weather, here's what else you should know this morning: -School resource officers will no longer walk the halls of Brookline schools. The select board voted 3-to-2 to remove officers from campuses. The board also voted to end a program which assigned officers to public housing properties. -UMass Lowell students are resuming classes today after a widespread IT outage due to a possible cyberattack. The outage began last Tuesday and [the university says]( some business services may still be limited as the network is brought back online. -On Beacon Hill today, the committee on mental health, substance use and recovery will hold a hearing to consider over a dozen bills related to mental health care. One of the proposed bills would require insurance providers to cover at least 30 days of in-patient, substance abuse treatment. Another would create a special commission on racism and mental health. -Attention Comcast customers: You will be receiving a $17.07 credit due to canceled broadcasts of major league sports during the pandemic, a result of the cable and internet provider's negotiations with regional sports networks, including NBC Sports Boston and NESN. This is the third credit Comcast has issued since October. -There's a new dedicated bus lane from Main Street in Medford to Wheatland Street in Somerville. The dedicated lane opens this morning for bus travel from 6 a.m. until 9 a.m. on weekdays. P.S.– Our dear Meagan McGinnes is taking some well-deserved time off. The extraordinary Meghan Kelly will be behind the wheel, steering us through the news for the rest of the week. — Dianna Bell [@diannabell]( newsletters@wbur.org The Rundown [[1. The Pandemic Left More Kids Feeling Suicidal. One Mass. Teen Found Her Way Out Of The Dark]( Marie is one of many teens who've experienced suicidal thoughts and attempts during the pandemic. Health care providers in Massachusetts and nationwide have documented a notable increase in suicidal ideation among youth over the last year. [Read more.]( - Related: [Pandemic School Year Anxieties: In Chelsea, Counselors Navigate Rise In Mental Health Needs]( - Pandemic Generation: [See Our Full Coverage.](   #%23%23[Twitter](   #%23%23[Facebook](    [2. Boston To New York In Under 2 Hours? Lawmakers Lobby For Bullet Train In Infrastructure Deal]( Now that waning pandemic restrictions are renewing frustrations with commuting and travel, proponents of high-speed railways hope to seize the moment. They're pushing North Atlantic Rail, a $105 billion proposal to expand and accelerate passenger train service in New England and New York. [Read more.]( [3. Europe Watches With Worry As Delta Variant Spreads Fast In The U.K. And Lisbon]( A worrying spike of coronavirus infections in Europe is being driven by the Delta variant, according to global health leaders, even as immunization rates in some countries are on the way up. [Read more.]( [4. Cargo Is Piling Up Everywhere And It's Making Inflation Worse]( Soaring demand from Americans for everything from iPads to cars is leading to a surge in freight crossing the Pacific. The record volume of cargo has overwhelmed longshoremen, truck drivers, warehouses and railroads. [Read more.]( [5. Tens Of Thousands Sign Petition To Stop Jeff Bezos From Returning To Earth]( There are multiple petitions out there, but the frontrunner, "Do not allow Jeff Bezos to return to Earth," had collected more than 33,000 signatures by late Sunday. [Read more.]( Support the news Anything Else? - Summer is here and and so are our summer arts guides. First up, [eight art exhibitions worth exploring this summer.]( - Two weeks ago, Miles Howard flew to Montgomery, Alabama — a trip he was supposed to take in March 2020, when COVID-19 was spreading across the U.S. The excursion was worth the wait, [he writes in this commentary.]( - Students say they [spotted repeat questions]( on this year's physics MCAS test. Experts say if too many questions were available ahead of time, it can make the meaning of a test's results a lot less clear. 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