Breaking Point: Inside the Youth Mental Health Crisis, Part 2
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In part one of this episode, Boston Children's experts described the state of the youth mental health crisis in the U.S. One thing that’s painfully clear? Missing a mental illness diagnosis can be severe, and even fatal. Predictive screening tools along with innovative methods for examining brain function and patterns over time are just a few of the ways Boston Children’s is at the forefront of the solution.
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