Blue Valley teen starts podcast on quarantine help

Pooja Jain, a senior at Blue Valley West High School, started a podcast called "Inside the Mind of Quaran-Teens" that focuses on teens' mental health during the coronavirus pandemic.

STAYING HOME ANDAVOIDING LARGE SOCIALINTERACTION CAN BEDIFFICULT FOR PEOPLEWHO ARE USED TO IT.ONE HIGH SCHOOLSENIOR SAW A NEED TOREACH OUT TOCLASSMATES.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER JORDAN BETTSSHOWS US HER CREATIVEAPPROACH.Jordan"With the stay at home order,teens are not getting thesocial interaction they usuallywould.

This can end up beinga bad thing for their mentalhealth.

But, a Blue ValleyWest High Student is hopesher new podcast will helpteens who might be strugglingduring this time.nats from podcastTEENS ARE HELPINGOTHER TEENS.Pooja Jain, Senior at BlueValleyWest High School"Because I can't be there formy friends and my peers, Ithought this was a differentway to do that."POOJA JAIN IS A SENIOR ATBLUE VALLEY WEST HIGHSCHOOL.SHE SERVES ON THE ZEROREASONS WHY COUNCIL, AGROUP OF TEENSWORKING TO COMBAT ANDPREVENT TEEN SUICIDE INKANSAS AND MISSOURI."I think it's such a big impactthat we the teens, the teencouncil ambassadors can thatwe have a voice."WITH SCHOOL NOW ATHOME, JAIN STARTED TOGET CONCERNED ABOUTHER FRIEND'S STRESSLEVEL.Pooja Jain, Senior at BlueValleyWest High School"Mental Health in general hasseen a little bit of a spike notjust in teens but everyone.SO, SHE GOT AN IDEA TOHELP THOSE SRUGGLINGBY STARTING A PODCASTTITLED ...INSIDE THE MINDOF QUARAN-TEENS.Pooja Jain, Senior at BlueValleyWest High School"This one is about quarantinein general, like how we arecoping with it, what are wedoing and just advice on whatwe would give others to fill thetime and stuff like that."nats from podcastHER FIRST GUEST IS WILLGURLEY.WE TOLD YOU HIS STORYBACK IN SEPTEMBER...HEAT ONE POINTCONTEMPLATED TAKINGHIS OWN LIFE.NOW, HE'S GIVING HOPETO OTHERS.Will Gurley, Junior at KansasCityChristian School"This is just anotheropportunity to help pushpeople in the right direction oftalking about their struggles."THESE TEENS SAYS THESEARE DIFFICULT TIMES ANDHOPE THAT THIS PODCASTWILL PREVENT A STUDENTFROM MAKING A LIFEALTERING DECISIOPooja Jain, Senior at BlueValleyWest High School"Just to try to prevent thatfrom happening and to showpeople it's okay to feel h