Children’s Mental Health Care Lacking

Although mental health care for children, publicly funded mental health care, has improved over the last 25 years it still lacks what it really needs.

In fact, the top officials state that one out of five states say that no children with serious mental health issues recieve good care.

The USA Today reports that a “report” surveyed state and county mental health officials (and others) involved with children’s care.

The result was that only seven states had consistent funding for children of all ages. Some federal and state policies blocked Medicaid reimbursement (which is allowed for preventative care).