(NPR) 'I've Tried Everything': Pandemic Worsens Child Mental Health Crisis

'I've Tried Everything': Pandemic Worsens Child Mental Health Crisis








Sandra's 17-year-old daughter, Lindsey, has autism. Lindsey thrives on routine, and got special help at school until the coronavirus pandemic cut her off from the trained teachers and therapists she'd come to rely on.



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'I've Tried Everything': Pandemic Worsens Child Mental Health Crisis






When schools closed last spring, children with severe mental illnesses were cut off from the services they'd come to rely on. Many have since spiraled into emergency rooms and even police custody.