Texas Children’s Hospital Announces New Mental Health Initiatives For Adolescent Patients

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By Jessica Lodge· Updated December 20, 2022

According to the CDC, major depression is among children’s most common health disorders. The Annie E. Casey Foundation found that the number of Texas children diagnosed with anxiety or depression increased by 23 percent between 2016 and 2020, from the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Texas Children’s Hospital hopes to change those alarming percentages. Recently, the nation’s largest children’s hospital raised more than

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