Connections: How to increase access to mental health services for children in need

Local children’s health advocates say they are increasingly concerned about the mental and behavioral health needs among the community’s kids. They say the pandemic, violence in schools and the community, and the stressors of living in poverty have left many children — especially those from disadvantaged communities — with unmet needs.

This hour, our guests examine the gaps in services and make their recommendations for how to increase access to care. Our guests:

• • Brigit Hurley, senior director of advocacy and program for The Children’s Agenda
  • Sara Taylor, parent advocate, and founder of the BIPOC PEEEEEK Communities of Color Parent Mental Health project
  • Marc Fliedner, director of the PAIR and PAIMI programs for Disability Rights New York