Opinion: Children’s mental health is a state of emergency

On Oct. 19, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and other national organizations declared a state of emergency around the mental health of children, adolescents and their families.

On Oct. 19, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and other national organizations declared a state of emergency around the mental health of children, adolescents and their families.

State readies purchase of private psychiatric hospital

The state is in the final stages of purchasing the 111-bed Hampstead Hospital, which it has used throughout the pandemic to provide children in mental health crisis inpatient psychiatric care.

The state is in the final stages of purchasing the 111-bed Hampstead Hospital, which it has used throughout the pandemic to provide children in mental health crisis inpatient psychiatric care.