Carpenter, MaryBoyd, Ayesha2021-06-222021-06-222020-11-06https://hdl.handle.net/10929/71543In this focus group interview, Participants 126 and 127 share about navigating virtual learning with children in different grades during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the challenges of adjusting to changed routines and schedules. The participants share that they found strength in their families, and are appreciative of spending more time together. They share about concerns related to addressing mental health adequately during the pandemic, emphasizing the need for additional funding, resources, and counseling, and express their perception that mental health challenges will persist for many years to come.0:19:34MPEG-4en-USThis Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for non-commercial uses. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder: New Jersey YMCA State AllianceMercer Co. (N.J.)Essex Co. (N.J.)New JerseyCOVID-19 PandemicResources NeededUnpredictabilityPositive OutlookView of the Federal Government's Response (in 2020)Social Disconnect - Social Isolation and LonelinessMental HealthSecondary Suffering and TraumaActs of KindnessSocial and Economic FactorsRecommendationsChildrenNegative Mental Health OutcomesView of NJ Government's Response to the PandemicHomeless IndividualsDigital DivideFactors Impacting the Digital DivideSelf-Care StrategiesFrustrations with Lack of AdherenceThose Left out of Virus ResponseResilienceSocial Re-ConnectLoss of Job or BusinessParents or Guardians or Caregivers Functioning as TeachersVideoNew Jersey YMCA State Alliance