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Join Date: Sep 2006
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Article on Young People getting mental health care
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014...ntent=20140815
Has Health Law Helped Young People Get Mental Health Treatment? Maybe
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That's consistent with what we know from national data. We know that at any point in time, among individuals who screen positive for mental health problems fewer than half of them get any kind of care. And when you look at substance abuse, that number is much lower — around 10 percent.
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There's a lot of stigma. We need to do everything that can be done so people feel less ashamed of saying "I have depression" or "I have an anxiety disorder" or "I have bipolar disorder."
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