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    Rethinking Depression

    Depression.  It seems we can’t go anywhere, watch TV, read the news without hearing about it. There are endless commercials for anti-depressants and medications to take in addition to anti-depressants if we still feel down. Additionally, there are countless hotlines and programs to prevent suicide.  Therapy is an ever-growing field, and now, we can even use an app to get therapy on the go. According to the CDC, one out of six adults struglle with depression in our nation each year. Enter 2020.  The fear of COVID-19, shutdowns, job loss, police shootings, and violent riots-as if life wasn’t stressful enough.   As a public school teacher, I encounter students each year…