SesameStreet tackles the opioid problem with a new muppet
that the next chapter in Karli’s storyline will reveal that the Muppet’s mother “went away for awhile,” as Elmo puts it, in order to fight her addiction.
“My mom’s been going through a tough time,” Karli says in one scene. “She has what’s called a grown up problem. And grown up problems need grown ups to help fix the problem, so my mom had to go away for a little while.” “What Karli does is she helps bring to life an issue that a lot of people think of as a grown up issue, and don’t understand the impact on young children,” Sherrie Westin, president of social impact and philanthropy of the Sesame Workshop, toldJoining Karli in her scenes is 10-year-old Salia Woodbury, whose two parents also battled opioid addiction.
Karli and Salia’s segments are available in both English and Spanish at Sesame Street in Communities. While Karli has not yet appeared on the HBO and PBS broadcasts of
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