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Genesis Health Consulting
- Aug 15, 2020
- 4 min
Thinking Differently about Pediatric Mental Health
It is no surprise that pediatric mental health issues are a rising concern in the United States. Consider a few recent statistics taken from survey data analyses: 70% of teenagers (age 13-17 years) surveyed said “anxiety and depression is a major problem among people their age in the community they live in” (Pew Research Center, 2019) A significant linear increase occurred between 1999-2017 in the percent of high school students indicating they felt sad or hopeless on the You

Genesis Health Consulting
- Aug 15, 2020
- 3 min
Resources for Pediatric Integrated Behavioral and Mental Health Care
This March, Genesis Health Consulting will be writing about the current landscape of pediatric mental health including a discussion of why health care systems should think about the unique factors of pediatric mental health and some new models of care designed to improve outcomes. Our previous blog post listed several reasons that pediatric mental health is unique and outlined the growing need for more access and treatment in the area of pediatric mental health. The American