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Medical Moment: Mental Health in Children

Posted at 10:34 AM, May 11, 2023
and last updated 2023-05-11 10:34:31-04

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and mental health isn’t just important for adults. In any given year, 20 percent of American children will be diagnosed with a mental illness.

Dr. Subodh Jain, division chief of psychiatry at Corewell Health in Grand Rapids, discusses how mental health affects children and how Corewell Health is helping families handle it.

Corewell Health provides programs for children of all ages to help them learn how to handle their mental health. They offer suicide screening as well as the Blue Envelope Programto assist children in their journey of healing.

To learn more, visit corewellhealth.org/wellbeing.