‘Alarming number’: Professionals grapple with mental health afflictions among youngsters

Recent statistics show that over 214,000 children in this country have lost a parent to the COVID-19 pandemic, an event that “can severely affect a child’s mental health,” said Jackie Baker, a licensed social worker and behavioral health therapist at UPMC Behavioral Health. “Even before the pandemic, an alarming number of young people struggled with […]

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