"Navigating the multiple systems of care to receive mental health services is complex and can be daunting"
D. Imelda Padilla-Frausto, is a researcher at the Center and lead author of a new policy brief on lack of treatment among young children who need mental health care. In this brief interview, Padilla-Frausto discusses what barriers keep children from getting mental health care and why having insurance hasn't helped, how coordinated care could increase the number of children treated and what can be done to better to ensure mental health care for children.