On a given day in Massachusetts, more than 100 children and teenagers are brought to hospital emergency rooms because they’re facing a mental-health crisis and sometimes have to stay there for days or weeks.
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Program aims to reduce long wait times for pediatric psych beds
A crisis in mental health care has created a new program aimed at reducing the number of kids stuck in emergency rooms…
Youth Villages launches $60 million gun violence reduction initiative
For more than a year, we’ve been working with community leaders and national experts to build Memphis Allies to address one of our community’s greatest challenges: deadly gun violence.
Youth Villages Intercept Program Model Receives Well-Supported Designation from Family First Clearinghouse
The Youth Villages Intercept program model has been rated as well-supported by the Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse.
Massachusetts distributes 80 percent of money for foster kids
The pandemic has made life much more difficult for young adults aging out of foster care and they need help. Matt Stone, executive director in Massachusetts…
Hospitals help mental health patients – by sending them away
Long waits for emergency psychiatric care at hospitals have become the norm in Massachusetts.
Boston 25 ‘Gets Real’ about the youth mental health crisis
Kids are suffering more than ever and there are not enough resources…
Local boy spends nearly 5 weeks in emergency room awaiting mental health services
As emergency department boarding and the youth mental health crisis continue to rise…
Youth Villages endorses bipartisan bill to extend COVID-19 benefits for young people who have experienced foster care
Youth Villages is endorsing a bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives…
Program brings stability to college student
Youth Villages brings stability to the lives of young adults…