"Every working adult was once a playing child. Coping mechanisms and how one adapts to employment can be traced back to early experiences. Yet, recent cuts in hundreds of billions of dollars to Medicaid put access to mental health care for children at risk. Cuts to Medicaid, the largest payer for children's mental health services, are harmful to implement at a time of crisis for youth mental health. They can also adversely affect the future workforce."
"Child psychiatry is, in many ways, preventative psychiatry. Treatments address ongoing behavioral and emotional symptoms but also set lasting trajectories for more effective functioning. Whether educating a new parent about their infant's attachment style or carefully prescribing medication to a teenager experiencing psychosis, early-stage psychiatric interventions offer societal benefits that can last for decades. A child who is effectively treated now can be expected to have greater resilience and fewer health care needs in the future."
Recent cuts of hundreds of billions of dollars to Medicaid threaten children's access to mental health care and jeopardize future workforce quality. Child psychiatry functions as preventative care by addressing behavioral and emotional symptoms early, changing life trajectories toward greater resilience and lower future health care needs. Early intervention supports educational attainment and development of emotional intelligence, which correlate with higher lifetime earnings and improved workplace adaptability. Maintaining and expanding access to child psychiatric services yields ethical advantages and long-term economic returns by producing healthier, better-educated, and more diverse future employees.
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