Shortage of mental health services for teens forces parents to take desperate measures

The COVID-19 pandemic revealed the enormous strain on the mental healthcare system for young Americans. Parents whose children have complex mental and behavioral needs have had to take desperate measures to get their kids treatment. Christopher Booker reports for our series, Early Warnings: America’s Youth Mental Health Crisis. A warning, this story includes discussions of suicide and depression.

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