by Erin Beck, Kids’ Health Correspondent Mental health professionals in West Virginia say there aren’t enough of them and they lack enough resources to help all the children newly seeking help in the state. As I outlined in a post this weekend, kids in crisis are ending up in emergency Read more…
By Erin Beck, Kids’ Health Correspondent Child therapists in West Virginia tell me that the same social and political problems contributing to anxiety and other mental health problems for adults are also harming children’s moods and mental health. “There’s so much controversy over the vaccine, and whether to be vaccinated,” Read more…
by Erin Beck, Kids’ Health Correspondent As I interviewed child therapists about the effect of the pandemic on children in West Virginia, it struck me when several spoke of children experiencing feelings of instability and insecurity. That’s because I knew many West Virginia kids already lack the structure and consistency Read more…