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There are ways to Help Children who Suffer from Mental Health Conditions. Why Don't we use Them? [courant.com]
By Jeffrey Vanderploeg, Hartford Courant, December 22, 2019 The statistics are sobering. Rates of depression, anxiety and suicide among teens are on the rise, and by the time our children reach the age of 17, more than 70 percent will have experienced at least one traumatic event, such as physical or sexual abuse or witnessing serious violence in their home or community. Schools and pediatricians say they are seeing more children struggling, with more intensive needs. Too often, our state’s...