Child and Adolescent Mental Health Comments on Senate Finance Committee RFI
Dear Senator Wyden and Senator Crapo:
On behalf of our organizations, representing a diverse array of perspectives, thank you for the opportunity to provide input on ways to promote the mental health and well-being of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. We have witnessed soaring rates of mental health challenges among children, adolescents, and their families over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, exacerbating the situation that existed prior to the pandemic. Children and families across our country have experienced enormous adversity and disruption. And children of color are disproportionately impacted because of inequities that result from structural racism…