Tuesday, April 25: Mental Health: Crisis Point
Tuesday, April 25: Mental Health: Crisis Point A national mental health crisis among young people…
Tuesday, April 25: Mental Health: Crisis Point
A national mental health crisis among young people has affected girls and young women in particular
Updated: 8:30 PM EDT Apr 21, 2023
Nationally, 20% of Children ages 3 to 17 will experience *** mental health condition each year from 2007 to 2018. Before the pandemic, the suicide rate among 10 to 24 year olds rose 60% in America and Massachusetts is higher than the national average in childhood rates of anxiety, depression, alcohol use and illicit drug use.
Tuesday, April 25: Mental Health: Crisis Point
A national mental health crisis among young people has affected girls and young women in particular
Updated: 8:30 PM EDT Apr 21, 2023
Tonight one college student shares with Anthony Everett her personal story of struggling with severe depression and anxiety, and time spent in a crowded emergency room. A social worker who struggled to find help for her own daughter’s mental health crisis describes the critical shortage of care providers. Experts from Boston Children’s Hospital discuss the crisis-level need for more treatment options. Finally, we talk to experts who are finding new ways to connect with young people who need help.
Tonight one college student shares with Anthony Everett her personal story of struggling with severe depression and anxiety, and time spent in a crowded emergency room. A social worker who struggled to find help for her own daughter’s mental health crisis describes the critical shortage of care providers. Experts from Boston Children’s Hospital discuss the crisis-level need for more treatment options. Finally, we talk to experts who are finding new ways to connect with young people who need help.
