Rapid access to effective mental health care for youth should be a national priority

Instead of one-size-fits-all, we need many types of access points integrated with mental health services offering different levels of care.

Rapid access to effective care for those who need it is the key to helping young people who are suffering now grow into more healthy and productive adults in the future, write Senator Stan Kutcher and Alexa Bagnell. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Opinion

BY STAN KUTCHER AND ALEXA BAGNELL

October 3, 2024

The mental health of young people can be categorized into one or more of four states at any point in time. These are: resting baseline; emotional distress; mental health problem; and mental disorder. The first two characterize normal everyday life with its expected...

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