Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into Mental Health Crisis

Lisa Hunter Romanelli, PhD, discusses steps made to combat the mental health crisis declared over 1 year ago by the American Academy of Pediatrics. This discussion includes how COVID-19 exasperated mental health issues in children, but a mental health crisis was already present before the start of the pandemic. While more needs to be done, individual providers can support children by learning how to diagnose and treat mental health issues.