Surgeon General Urges Rapid, Coordinated Response to Mental Health Crisis in US Youth
Joan Stephenson
Abstract
In a new advisory warning that US children, adolescents, and young adults are experiencing a mental health crisis that has worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic, US Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy calls for a swift and coordinated response to the problem.
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