She suffered from mini strokes and stomach bleeding, the mother of four in Corpus Christi, Texas, said. To make things worse, her daughter's failing behavioral and mentalcaused Delarosa to miss hours from her job as a home health aide, losing out on income needed to support her family.
"When you are worrying about whether or not your child is going to survive the day, you are constantly living on edge," she said."Your fight-or-flight is constantly activated."Recent reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the surgeon general's office, and medical providers all show an alarming number of kids in the U.S. are experiencing severe mental health challenges. About 40% of U.S.
When the parent's mental and physical health deteriorates, it complicates their ability to prevent the child's condition from getting worse, said Mary Ann McCabe, a member of the board of directors at the American Psychological Association, an associate clinical professor of pediatrics at the George Washington University School of Medicine, and a psychologist in independent clinical practice. Parents are a kid's most important resource and need to be a concern, she said.
Brandon Masters, a middle school principal in San Antonio, developed a rash on the back of his arms and neck last year that he says his doctor told him was connected to stress. Grady, who lives in a suburb of Austin, Texas, developed a tumor in her salivary glands and temporary facial paralysis, which added to the stress she faced navigating care for her son.