The Evolving Crises In Children’s Mental Health
By Monica E. Oss, Chief Executive Officer
The mental health of children and adolescents is top of mind these days. Just over the past two weeks, the national headlines included a crisis in teen girls’ mental health (Teen Girls Report Record Levels Of Sadness, C.D.C Finds and Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data Summary & Trends Report) and an increase in teen suicide rates (see Following A Two-Year Decline, Suicide Rates Rose Again In 2021). And, a new report was just released on another rise …