Children and teen mental health
The next workforce mental health crisis is happening at home. Learn how to help families connect to the right care as needs rise and systems remain disconnected.
Guide
Children’s mental health is reshaping what support looks like at work. Families are often left coordinating multiple care needs while balancing the demands of a full-time job.
That may be trying to find a therapist for a teen with anxiety, waiting months for a psychiatric appointment, coordinating with a school about behavior concerns, or managing insurance approvals for different types of care.
The impact shows up at work as stress, burnout, and turnover.
In this guide, you’ll learn:
- Why children’s mental health is becoming a workforce issue
- How challenges accessing care affect employees at work and at home
- What families need to get specialized support for increasingly complex needs
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