childhood depression

Despite laws that say mental health care should be paid for on a par with other medical care, health insurance stopped covering the care a suicidal teen needed before she was stable.

Children and young adults were already facing a mental health crisis before the pandemic, says Surgeon General Vivek Murthy. During the pandemic, rates of anxiety and depression have only increased.

The Center for Child Counseling and Palm Beach Pediatrics are working together to blend mental health services into primary pediatric care.

The founder of a nonprofit that provides counseling to Black and Caribbean families avoids the word "mental" and prefers "emotional" health: "And emotional health is like physical health — seeking help is OK."

For several months last spring and summer, my teen daughter, Caroline, experienced near-daily bouts of depression and debilitating panic attacks. During…