Experts said factors include a long-running lack of therapists specializing in teens and children, and increased stress among kids stemming partly from the pandemic. Even as depression, anxiety and suicide rates rise among teenagers on Long Island and around the nation, a shortage in psychologists and therapists has led to difficulty securing appointments for treatment. Waiting lists can be months … Continue reading Therapist shortage has parents struggling to get teens help as depression, suicides rise
Depression, violence, access to guns rising among NC students, data show
A child welfare panel in North Carolina got its first look at the latest student risk behavior survey. The data paint a bleak picture of student mental health, access to guns, and violence. RALEIGH, N.C. — A child welfare panel in North Carolina got its first look Monday at the state's latest student risk behavior survey. … Continue reading Depression, violence, access to guns rising among NC students, data show