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IF NEW YORK INVESTS EARLY IN CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH, WE CAN CHANGE THE TRAJECTORY OF THEIR LIVES

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New York’s Mental Health System for Kids is in Crisis

Across New York State, too many families find it impossible to get the behavioral health (mental health and substance use) services their children desperately need.

  • 1/2

    of New York youth with major depressive episodes in the past year did not receive any treatment.

  • There are only

    28 child psychiatrists

    per 100,100 children in New York. In many counties there are none.

  • 1 in 5

    children in New York have a mental health need

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State leaders are negotiating the FY 2025 budget. Write state leaders today urging them to prioritize the youth behavioral health crisis!

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The consequences can be devastating: Children get sicker; schools are overburdened; families are stressed and sometimes broken.

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The current behavioral health system for children is under-resourced and unable to respond to the mental health crisis facing New York’s children and youth. We believe New York can fulfill its obligation to New York children and families by ensuring:

  • Access to services

    The state must invest in a continuum of care, adequately funding services so that young people can find the care they need, when and where they need it.

  • Accountability

    Health plans must be held accountable so that children receive the care they are entitled to by state and federal parity laws.

  • Innovation

    New York has exceptional models for prevention, treatment, and clinical care. These models must be brought to scale so they can reach the children who need them.

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Get in touch with Campaign for Healthy Minds Healthy Kids to learn more about our work and how you can get involved.

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