Landscape of Adolescent Mental Health after a Pandemic
The landscape of child and adolescent mental health is everchanging. COVID-19 has altered how we interact and process information. We have become siloed, with depression and anxiety on the rise. Young people are feeling more alienated than they were, parents and families are experiencing crushing stressors in response to working from home, handling children and work simultaneously, losing employment, and becoming less connected to a support network.
In response to the community need, The Bridge has made a recommitment to our youth and families. We continue to provide in-person therapy, trauma informed DBT/CBT therapy, and a myriad of additional modalities to help individuals and families heal. Our goal is to reconnect our families to the social fabric to ensure that our kids and families have access to all services, beyond therapy, that will help them become stronger and feel more whole.
Our services are provided at minimal cost to our clients who are unable to afford the cost of care, though our philosophy is that each intervention should be equal to that of any other hour of therapy. Our therapists are educated, trained, and supervised to use current interventions that promote the greatest outcome.
Our philanthropic partners are the key to ensuring that our kids and families receive the best service. Without you, our clients would not have access to the best of clinical support, the optimum intervals of care and/or the most likely chance for a healthy adolescence.
