To catch teen mental health problems early, two big health systems add experts to doctors’ offices
By David Holthaus, Soapbox Cincinnati
In the midst of a crisis in youth mental health, with rates of depression, anxiety, and suicide surging, and care difficult to find, two of the biggest health care systems in the region are bringing the professionals to the patients.
TriHealth and Cincinnati Children’s Medical Center, the two largest health care employers in Greater Cincinnati, have embedded licensed mental health professionals within their pediatric practices, an effort to catch and address signs of emotional imbalance early, before they grow and worsen.
