‘We Have A Lousy System Of Care’: Access To Treatment Isn’t Keeping Up With Nation’s Skyrocketing Teen Suicide Rate

Children and teens are regularly waiting days in emergency rooms before a bed opens up in hospital psychiatric units. Adult and child psychiatrists alike are in short supply because the field is one of the lowest-paying medical specialties. And depression among teens is only getting worse. In other public health news: CBD supplements, incompetence, PTSD, obesity, and more.

from Kaiser Health News http://bit.ly/2HMsd9h