Child Mental Health, Part I

 18 June 2001 

By
Monica Brady

Many of these children don't receive the care they need because the programs intended for them are overburdened. There are long waiting lists for beds at residential homes and some kids remain in hospitals because psychiatric facilities are full.

In the first of a two-part series on the problems with children's mental health services, WBUR's Monica Brady visits a residential treatment home for children, which is struggling to keep up with demand.
 
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Copyright 2001, Used with permission from WBUR-FM, Boston.