Beyond the Byline: Kids’ unchecked mental health needs pose long-term consequences

Beyond the Byline: Kids’ unchecked mental health needs pose long-term consequences

Posted on April 8, 2021

I think one of the things that struck me in doing the report the most was when I spoke with Dr. Ken Duckworth, CMO of NAMI, who said, "It takes eight years to make a social worker. It only took roughly eight months to create this mental healthcare pandemic." So the problem is one that was years in the making. And it's likely going to take that long, if not longer, to solve it.