The Heart of Healthcare Podcast: The Youth Mental Health Crisis with Brightline Co-Founder & CEO Naomi Allen

Approximately one in five American children have a mental health condition, with many more at risk for developing one. In this episode of the Heart of Healthcare podcast, co-hosts Halle Tecco and Michael T. Esquivel dive deep into the youth mental health crisis with Naomi Allen, co-founder and CEO of Brightline.

They cover:

• How technology has worsened the youth mental health crisis and how it can help solve it
• Key drivers of the crisis
• “Families are comorbid”: Family-centered care approaches in pediatric behavioral health
• The challenge of over-pathologizing vs. providing appropriate care
• Strategies for parents to manage children's technology use

Listen here.

Co-hosted by Halle Tecco, Michael Esquivel, and Steve Kraus, The Heart of Healthcare is a podcast where authentic and compelling conversations take place with thought leaders as they deconstruct underlying problems in healthcare, and identify how we can work together to solve them.