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Why we need more child psychiatrists in mental health crisis
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Interview with Meredith Blount of National Alliance on Mental Illness of New Jersey
For parents especially it will come as no surprise that kids in New Jersey and across the country are in the midst of a mental health crisis. They're struggling with unprecedented levels of anxiety and depression, according to the latest Kids Count report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. In New Jersey, that translates to nearly 168,000 children.
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Why we need more child psychiatrists in mental health crisis
Clip: 8/9/2022 | 4m 5sVideo has Closed Captions
For parents especially it will come as no surprise that kids in New Jersey and across the country are in the midst of a mental health crisis. They're struggling with unprecedented levels of anxiety and depression, according to the latest Kids Count report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. In New Jersey, that translates to nearly 168,000 children.
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