In Colorado and across the nation, emergency departments at pediatric hospitals are overflowing with kids who need intensive mental health treatment. Many of these young people are essentially boarding at hospitals because there aren't enough other treatment options.
The wait times and numbers of struggling kids led Children's Hospital Colorado -- in 2021 -- to declare a state of emergency for pediatric mental health. And not long after, Dr. Ron-Li Liaw was appointed the hospital's first-ever Mental Health-in-Chief. She spoke with Andrea Dukakis about the scope of the ongoing problem and if solutions are at hand.
