OpinionMay 31, 2022
Science Shows How to Protect Kids’ Mental Health, but It’s Being Ignored
Yes, the COVID pandemic has made the youth mental health crisis worse. But our teens were in trouble long before that
Stories by Kathleen A. Ethier
Kathleen A. Ethier is director of adolescent and school health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. She holds a Ph.D. in social psychology from the City University of New York. Follow the CDC's Division of Adolescent and School Health on Twitter @CDC_DASH and follow Ethier on Twitter @ethierka The findings and conclusions in this paper are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.