The dire shortage of mental health providers is preventing young people from getting the help they need

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The 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. Although we tried to refer her to several other hospitals, they too were full. During that six-month wait, she attempted suicide.

Treating a child is significantly more difficult than treating an adult. That is, in part, because children are constantly developing and changing. But perhaps the most formidable challenges are thea child therapist may have to work with: caregivers, the school system, the courts and child welfare agencies.

In the institute where I work, the psychiatry department loses money on almost every patient we treat. If it weren't for fundraising and fostering relationships with donors, the department could only provide care to a select few.Struggling children and teens in the U.S. need earlier interventions.

 

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