The scramble to find mental health services for low-income kids
The state runs a program that’s supposed to connect low-income children in mental health crisis with treatment. One mother explains how hard services are to get.
WBEZ investigated a state program called SASS designed to connect low-income children in mental health distress with treatment.
We found that thousands of children cycle through the program repeatedly each year, with many failing to get the help they need.
Today, we bring you one mother’s experience, and explain why mental health services are so difficult to find.
This is the last story in a three-part series.
Host: Lisa Labuz; Reporters: Kristen Schorsch and Sarah Karp
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The scramble to find mental health services for low-income kids
The state runs a program that’s supposed to connect low-income children in mental health crisis with treatment. One mother explains how hard services are to get.
WBEZ investigated a state program called SASS designed to connect low-income children in mental health distress with treatment.
We found that thousands of children cycle through the program repeatedly each year, with many failing to get the help they need.
Today, we bring you one mother’s experience, and explain why mental health services are so difficult to find.
This is the last story in a three-part series.
Host: Lisa Labuz; Reporters: Kristen Schorsch and Sarah Karp
More From
WBEZ News