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How to Find Good Mental Health Care for Children

Children who suffer from depression often perform poorly in school and may have difficulty in college. Guests explain the importance of providing good mental health care for children, and offer tips on what questions parents should ask.

Guests:

Pete Earley, author of Crazy: A Father's Search Though America's Mental Health Madness; former reporter for The Washington Post

Raymond Crowell, clinical psychologist; vice president of the National Mental Health Association

Dr. David Fassler, practicing child psychiatrist; clinical professor at the University of Vermont

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