US: Children’s hospitals, pediatricians urge Biden to prioritize youth mental health
Hill – February 24, 2021
Children’s hospitals and pediatricians are calling on the Biden administration to prioritize children’s mental, emotional and behavioral health in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. The Children’s Hospital Association (CHA) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) launched an awareness campaign on Wednesday to ask the administration and lawmakers to provide more funds to programs to address the escalating crisis among children and youth.
Also: Mental and Behavioral Health in Children: A Crisis Made Worse by the Pandemic (Press release): https://www.childrenshospitals.org/Newsroom/Press-Releases/2021/Mental-and-Behavioral-Health-Crisis-in-Children