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It's May 6th. I'm Bethany Van Delt, and this is the 10 News, where we get the lowdown on what's up in the world.

Tomorrow is Children's Mental Health Awareness Day. In the next 10 minutes, we'll find out more about this day that brings attention to the

link between healthy minds and healthy kids.

Let's get into the 10.

No matter how old you are, living through a global pandemic is bound to bring up a lot of different feelings.

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Our correspondent Ryan Ners spoke to some kids about how they've been feeling during this past year.

I can't think of a better way to get a sense of how kids are handling the pandemic psychologically

than to just ask you, our listeners. And not surprisingly, across the country, many of you

seem to be having very similar feelings. From San Jose, California, I'm Miles, I'm 11 years old,

and something that's been challenging over the pandemic is not being able to go places and see my friends.

All the way across the country to Matuchin, New Jersey.

Hi, I'm Brendan Cain and I'm 12 years old. The most challenging part of the pandemic is not seeing my friends and my grandparents.

And just a few hours away from Brendan in Brooklyn, eight-year-old Maisie Erins sounds

like she's had just about enough.

For seven months, I didn't see anyone.

It was very difficult not seeing friends.

And if you think it's tough trying to see the friends you already have, try making new ones.

Like millions of Americans, 12-year-old twin siblings, Caroline and Thomas Love, moved during the pandemic,

from Colorado to Manhattan Beach, California.

Thomas says part of the solution to those feelings of isolation was...

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