There Aren’t Enough Mental Health Providers. And Kids Are Paying The Price.

There Aren’t Enough Mental Health Providers. And Kids Are Paying The Price.

Posted on November 4, 2019

Reports on research that finds most counties in the U.S. don't have a single child psychiatrist. A new study published in the journal Pediatrics highlights the urgent, unmet need for more pediatric mental health providers in this country. “This is not an acceptable situation that we have. We have a gross shortage of the most trained people at a time of high suicide,” said Dr. Ken Duckworth, medical director.