Amid push to screen kids 8+ for anxiety, key mental health resources are stretched thin

by LISA FLETCHER, ANDREA NEJMAN, ALEX BRAUER and LARRY DEAL | Spotlight on America

Mon, June 6th 2022, 8:27 PM UTC

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 22: Melissa Moy, a teacher at Yung Wing School P.S. 124, goes over a lesson with in-person summer program students on a monitor on July 22, 2021 in New York City. Positive COVID-19 cases in some New York City public schools have resulted in classroom quarantines. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

The CDC acknowledges some families may have to wait for mental health care for children (Photo: SBG)

Millions of American children are suffering from anxiety (Photo: SBG)

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 22: Melissa Moy, a teacher at Yung Wing School P.S. 124, goes over a lesson with in-person summer program students on a monitor on July 22, 2021 in New York City. Positive COVID-19 cases in some New York City public schools have resulted in classroom quarantines. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

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