{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"Melissa in the Morning: Mental Health Sick Days","description":"Test Prep Insight (https://testprepinsight.com/) , an online education company, conducted a survey among 3,000 parents, focusing on absences related to mental health. The study showed 71% of parents in Connecticut believe children should be allowed to take days off school for mental health reasons (compared to a national average of 73%). Is it OK to allow your kids to take mental health breaks from school? And if you are a believer in mental health days, how do we help our kids make it productive? We spoke with Fran Rabinowitz, executive director of CT Association of Public School Superintendents.\n\nImage Credit: Getty Images","author_name":"WICC The Voice of Connecticut","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/4994425-wicc-the-voice-of-connecticut","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/41753423/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}