State Policymakers Can Support Equitable School-based Telemental Health Services [childtrends.org]
By Andra Wilkinson, Michael Marinez, and Brandon Stratford, Photo: Unsplash, Child Trends, March 1, 2022 At least half of all people with mental health disorders began showing symptoms in childhood, and the earlier treatment can start, the better . Despite this context, most communities in the United States lack access to child mental health services . To increase access to mental health services in the COVID-19 pandemic, many states and school systems implemented telemental health services...