It can be hard to know what to do when your child is experiencing depression. Mental illness still bears a stigma, which often prevents otherwise attentive parents from acknowledging their child’s symptoms or seeking treatment. Neha Chaudhary, a child and adolescent psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School writes about what is essential to know if your child is suffering from mental health challenges like anxiety and depression.
The Dr.’s first message to parents? You are NOT a failure (and neither is your kid.)
Read the article in the Washington Post.