The key to changing course in children’s mental health is not building more hospital beds but focusing on early detection and intervention,
We are not going to be able to build our way out of this crisis. We are not going to be able to build enough beds.
So much of the dollars throughout the country have gone to acute care, in-patient beds, psychiatry-level beds.
So much of our investments really should be spent in the community and building preventative services and early identification.
Caretology mental health first aid meets teens where they are to provide early detection and intervention of mental health issues.