Improving Mental Health in Michigan Schools

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with Dr. Elizabeth Koschmann, Program Director of TRAILS

Posted

May 31, 2019

According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, approximately one in five youth ages thirteen to eighteen experiences a severe mental disorder at some point during their life. Dr. Elizabeth Koschmann, Program Director of TRAILS, joins host Laurel Hess for a discussion on efforts to bridge the mental health treatment gap in schools.

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