Take Action and Let Elected Leaders Know to Prioritize Children’s Behavioral Health!
There is a severe mental health crisis affecting all regions of New York State, and families are suffering as a result. Waitlists for mental health services are excruciatingly long, leaving families waiting months for services that their children need today. Children with serious mental health needs are ending up in Emergency Rooms and hospitals, and are then being discharged into communities that don’t have the mental health resources to support them. Families were desperate long before the pandemic, but COVID-19 has only worsened the mental health of young people and the barriers to accessing care.
We need your help to urge elected leaders to address this crisis and increase supports for children and families.
Take a few moments to fill out the letter below and send it to state leaders urging them to act.
