The Demons of Childhood
Young brains break. Then comes the broken care system
In the end, Troyer's simple statement encapsulates much of what has gone wrong in the care for children with a serious mental illness. His grandsons are representative of both the promise and the crisis in children's mental health. The old cliche that children are the future holds special resonance in these cases, but troubling questions linger: Which children and, more important, what kind of future?
Number of children per child psychiatrist
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Ala. 20,001-30,000
Alaska 30,001-40,000
Ariz. 20,001-30,000
Ark. 30,001-40,000
Calif. 10,001-20,000
Colo. 10,001-20,000
Conn. 0-10,000
Del. 10,001-20,000
D.C. 2,949 Best
Fla. 10,001-20,000
Ga. 20,001-30,000
Hawaii 0-10,000
Idaho 20,001-30,000
Ill. 10,001-20,000
Ind. 20,001-30,000
Iowa 10,001-20,000
Kan. 10,001-20,000
Ky. 10,001-20,000
La. 10,001-20,000
Maine 0-10,000
Md. 0-10,000
Mass. 0-10,000
Mich. 10,001-20,000
Minn. 10,001-20,000
Miss. 40,001-50,000
Mo. 10,001-20,000
Mont. 10,001-20,000
Neb. 10,001-20,000
Nev. 30,001-40,000
N.H. 10,001-20,000
N.J. 10,001-20,000
N.M. 10,001-20,000
N.Y. 0-10,000
N.C. 10,001-20,000
N.D. 10,001-20,000
Ohio 10,001-20,000
Okla. 40,001-50,000
Ore. 10,001-20,000
Pa. 10,001-20,000
R.I. 0-10,000
S.C. 10,001-20,000
S.D. 20,001-30,000
Tenn. 10,001-20,000
Texas 10,001-20,000
Utah 20,001-30,000
Vt. 0-10,000
Va. 10,001-20,000
Wash. 10,001-20,000
W.Va. 76,042 Worst
Wis. 10,001-20,000
Wyo. 40,001-50,000
Source: American Medical Association
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