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The Mercury News on Tuesday, December 16, published an article "U.S. is spending big on child mental health, addiction treatment, study says." The article highlights a recently-released study indicating that 40% of all health care spending for kids in 2022 was for behavioral health needs, a dramatic increase since 2011.
Caminar CEO Mark Cloutier, MP, MPH, was interviewed for the piece:
Although the COVID-19 pandemic isolated children and adults — driving negative health outcomes — it did spur more conversation about mental health, said Mark Cloutier, chief executive officer of the behavioral health treatment network Caminar, which plans to open a new teen and family center in Palo Alto next week. That reduced stigma, he said, freeing up more people to seek help.
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