With 73 million children in the United States, that's $3.74 per child. I don't think a phone call with a doctor can actually solve the problems that most of these kids face, but even if it could, how much healthcare can you buy with pocket change?
I find it funny how there is a separation between the ideas of mental health and peoples lives, as if there is no relation between the two.
That's kind of the entire premise of medicalizing "mental health."
can be on the phone with one of the top 5 experts in the country
That seems like a less than scalable approach.
Five experts * 30 minutes means at most 240 kids/day assuming they works around the clock or it’s less than 30m to solve the problem.
Sounds unreasonably optimistic.
Re:No Way to Grow Up
by maxerickson on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @09:32PM
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That's around $5 per child age 5-11.
About $2 per person under age 18.
Actually, a pediatric emergency was just declared [0]. And both Republicans and Democrats passed a $250 Million bill to provide rapid support for children's mental health. A Dr friend described it as "if I'm seeing a child and I'm concerned he/she is suffering from depression, I can be on the phone with one of the top 5 experts in the country in 30 minutes".
I'm aware, "mental health" for kids isn't the same as "education for kids" - but this is a big step in the right direction
[0]https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/zLatest_News/Pediatricians_CAPs_...