As the mental health crisis in children and teens worsens, the dire shortage of mental health providers is preventing young people from getting the help they need
- Written by Steven Berkowitz, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Anxiety, depression and suicide among U.S. teens continue to increase. Paolo Cordoni/iStock via Getty Images PlusThe hospital where I practice recently admitted a 14-year-old girl with post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, to our outpatient program. She was referred to us six months earlier, in October 2022, but at the time we were at capacity....





