The Mental Health Crisis Among U.S. Teens
…American adolescence is undergoing a drastic change. Three decades ago, the gravest public health threats to teenagers in the United States came from binge drinking, drunken driving, teenage pregnancy and smoking. These have since fallen sharply, replaced by a new public health concern: soaring rates of mental health disorders… nyt
Like lifelines mentioned... we need a dedicated ER for addiction and mental health. I know people struggling to see physicians for mental health simply due to inadequate insurance. This system needs to be fixed.
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