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

Families, broadly defined, play a foundational role in child well-being.