More than 7.5 million children and adolescents in the United States suffer from serious mental health problems, yet only one fifth receive treatment or services to alleviate their suffering and improve their conditions. Lee examines this major crisis in American health care by dramatically documenting the lives of three adolescents and the pain of a family that is desperate for help. This book moves beyond the stigma of mental illness to convey the children's stories, frustrations and fears, and to provide a prescriptive challenge for the future.
