Mental Health
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ometimes, we just don’t want to talk about
our struggles. It might be the struggles that
we personally deal with that evoke anxiety or
depression. Or, even the struggles that our
child faces at home and school that disrupts them
from being that happy child we know they can be.
The confusion, embarrassment, agony and shame we may
feel about our mental health challenges can become too
daunting at times to the point where we just feel so alone,
if not immobilized… wondering if things will ever get better.
The reality is that families in our community are not alone
in their struggles. 1 out of every 5 children in San Diego
is struggling with a mental, emotional or behavioral
disorder. You may even know one of these children, or
it might even be your own child who is experiencing
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difficulties. And, not only are
over 105,000 children and teens
suffering in our community, but their
families and those around them are
too. Challenges with mental health
affects many lives.
For the past 131 years, The San
Diego Center for Children has remained committed to
ensuring that children and families do not feel alone
or isolated. Through a comprehensive and nationally
accredited continuum of programs, over 1,000 individuals
receive support every day across 8 program sites in our
county with services ranging from outpatient and in-home
based therapy to residential treatment, autism services, a
K-12 nonpublic special education school, school-based
programs and therapeutic support for foster youth.