A survey of more than 100,000 college students reports that half meet the criteria for one or more mental health conditions … Over the last 10 years, pediatric ER visits for mental health disorders are up 60 percent and rates for deliberate self-harm have increased 329 percent … The CDC warns that youth suicide is an increasingly prominent public health issue …
What do the statistics mean? Is it the pandemic taking its emotional toll – social isolation, uncertainty, and loneliness – on our youth? Or was the mental health of America’s youth going in the wrong direction before COVID-19? Join Dr. Lou Baptista, Columbia Psychiatry Vice Chair for Clinical Services, and his panel of experts to explore the headlines, determine the facts, and offer guidance to families, practitioners, philanthropy, media, and policymakers struggling to raise resilient children and youth. Click here for more information.
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