American kids are in a mental health crisis and need much more help, according to a coalition of the nation’s child health providers.
“Across the country we have witnessed dramatic increases in Emergency Department visits for all mental health emergencies including suspected suicide attempts,” the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) and the Children’s Hospital Association (CHA) stated in a joint press release.
The pandemic made an already bad situation much worse. Continue reading
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