Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR

How a Hospital and a School District Teamed Up to Help Kids in Emotional Crisis

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A Long Island, New York, school system has partnered with a hospital to create a mental health safety net for children. The heart of the initiative is a new behavioral health center, which the hospital opened to help children avoid unnecessary hospitalization.

Kids Already Coping With Mental Disorders Spiral as Pandemic Topples Vital Support Systems

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Many children with serious emotional or behavioral difficulties depend on schools for access to vital therapies. When schools and doctors’ offices stopped providing in-person services last spring, kids became untethered.