The Youth Mental Health Crisis

 

Approximately one in five American children have a mental health condition, with many more at risk for developing one. In this episode, Halle Tecco and Michael Esquivel dive deep into the youth mental health crisis with Naomi Allen, co-founder and CEO of Brightline. 

We cover:

  • How technology has worsened the youth mental health crisis and how it can help solve it

  • Key drivers of the crisis

  • Family-centered care approaches in pediatric behavioral health

  • The challenge of over-pathologizing vs. providing appropriate care

  • Strategies for parents to manage children's technology use

About our guest:

Naomi is an entrepreneur with 20 years of hands-on experience developing high growth health tech companies. She is currently Co-Founder and CEO at Brightline, the world’s first technology-enabled Behavioral Health Home for children and their families.

Outside of her role at Brightline, Naomi is an advisor to startups, a world traveler, and Mom to 3 amazing kids. She is a Board member at Bright Health and a frequent speaker on health tech, behavioral health, and entrepreneurship.

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