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Youth Mental Health Care Is Vital. And Hard to Access.
October 9, 2022As the youth mental health crisis escalates, so too does demand for mental health services. Supply simply can’t accommodate the new demand, so many children and teens with mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders are struggling to access care.More than half of neurodivergent youth have sought mental health care for the first time in the last few years, according to a recent ADDitude survey wherein 62% of caregivers said it was “difficult” or “very difficult” to access mental health care due to challenges such as prohibitive wait times, scheduling conflicts, and lack of accessibility.Two-thirds of children with ADHD are currently receiving mental health care, according to the 1,187 caregivers who completed the ADDitude survey in August and September.