SAY SINCE COVID THEY HAVEEEN S A 50% JUMP WITH STUDENTS SUFFERING FROM ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION. THIS IS WHERE CRICKET COMES IN. WE GOT A CHANCE TO SEE HER INTERACT WITH SOME OF THE STUDENTS AND FROM WHAT YOU’RE ABOUT TO SEE YOU CAN TELL SHE INBRGS A SENSE OF INTO THE ROOM ALADRE CRICKET A THREE YEAR OLD LABRADOR TRAINED TO NO IMMEDIATELY WHEN A CLDHI NEEDS SOME ERAXT ATTENTION IT LIGHTS YOU CRICKET IS MAKING HER ROUNDS THROUGH PELHAM CITY SCHOOLS THIS WEEK AS PART OF A NEW PROGRAM TO GIVE STUDENTS A BOOST IN THE CLASSROOM. SECOND GRADER HARPER HAMMOND THINKS IT’S A GOOD IDEA. I WAS HAPPY BECAUSE SHE’S SO NI ANDCE AND SHE SOLVED AND ESH SWEET AND SHE LETS US PETER H A LOT MENTAL HEALTH COORDINATOR. AND O NICHOLSON IS ONE OF CRICKETS HANDLERS BEFORE CRICKET CAME AND EVEN BEFORE COVID DEPRESSION ANXIETY STRSES WAS AT ALL-TIME HIGH AND THEN BRINGING COVID NICHOLSON WKSOR WITH STUDENTS EVERY DAY. SHE’S SEEN A 50% INCREASE IN THOSE SUFFERINGROM F STRESS DEPRESSION. AND ANXIETY CRICKET IS HERE TO HE LP WITH THAT. SHE CAN ACTUALLY PICK UP ON THOSE THINGS AND YOU’LL SEE HER KIND OF GO IN AND OUT OF THE CLASSROOM AND THE DKES AND SHE’LL JUST LAY DOWN BY THOSE PEOPLE OR THE STUDENTS WHO NEED. A LITTLE BIT EXTRA LOVE. OH, LAUREN BLIND IS A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER AND CRICKETS OTHER HANDLER. ESH MAY NOT ALWAYS KNOW WHEN ONE OF HER STUDENTS IS IN NEED, BUT CRICKET CAN HELP TAKE THE LOAD OFF. THEY TAUGHT US THAT SERVICE DOGS OF ALABAMA THAT YOU KNOW TOIN KD OF LET HER TEACH US. LET US GUIDE LET US BE THERE, BUT SHE’S KIND OF THE GUIDE COME NEXT SCHOOL YEAR CRICKET WILL BE GUIDING FULL TIME. SHE’S JUST A REALLY GREAT RESOURCE FOR ALL OF ROU AND HERE AT PELHAM CITY SCHOOLS, SHE’S GOING TO DO A LOT OF REALLY GREAT WORK. IT LOOKS LIKE THE GREAT WORK IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE ALREADY THE BEST PART IS THAT WE GET TO DO TRICKS WITH HER AND WE GET TO PET HER. AND THAT SHE'’ SO CUTE, AND SHE’S NICE TO US. NOW CRICKET’S HANDLERS WILL SPLIT THEIR TIME WITH TAKING CARE OF HER THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. THE GOAL IS TO HEAV HER VISIT ALL THE STUDENTS AT ALL SCHOOLS ELEMENTARY MIDDLE AND HHIG SCHOOLS COME NEXT YEAR L