California State Juvenile Officers Association

When to worry about your child's worries

Tuesday, April 19, 2011
- By Dr. Melanie Trowbridge
Editor's note: This is part one of a three-part series.

More than 15 million children in America have psychiatric disorders, and at least half of them will never receive help.

Misunderstandings often prevent parents and caregivers from seeking help for many children who are suffering. May 1 through 7 is National Children's Mental Health Awareness Week. This three-part series is an effort to help inform our community that mental illnesses are real, common and treatable.

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