Back To School Spotlights Children’s Mental Health

The start of new school year brings renewed focus on children's mental health (see Concerns For Children’s Mental Health Rise As School Begins In The Dayton Area and Start Of School Leads More To Seek Mental Health Help). And there's a good reason why. There has been a 25% increase in the number of children with anxiety and depressive disorders, according to new Annie E. Casey Foundation report (see 26% More U.S. Children Experienced Anxiety Or Depression During First Year Of COVID-19).

If that statistic wasn't troubling in itself, 85% of primary care practices . . .