In response to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s "Making America Healthy Again" report and the accusations of overdiagnosis and overtreatment: I encourage him to spend time on a children’s psychiatric unit — to walk the halls, to observe, and to witness firsthand the tireless work of the brilliant psychiatrists, nurses, and aides who dedicate their lives to helping some of our most vulnerable children.

As a mother whose son spent 11 weeks at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, I can tell you that nothing about this journey is simple. We tried every procedure, every medication, and every therapeutic avenue before finally arriving at a diagnosis of schizophrenia. This isn’t about throwing medications at a problem. This is about survival. It’s about stabilizing children

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