The case for mental health screenings in schools | Amelia Kelley

What happens when a child's pain is hidden in plain sight. Too often we miss the signs before it's too late. That was true for a teenager I once worked with.He hid his pain behind a bright smile until one night his anxiety spiraled into near lethal self harm and a mobile crisis team was rushed to his home. I got the call close to midnight. I could hear sirens in the background, his parents' voices trembling, and we were heartbroken, wondering, "How did it get this far?" You know, I had taken hard calls befo ...