Increase in children going to emergency rooms with need for mental health services
There has been a steady increase in the number of children who are seen in emergency rooms for behavior health services, according to a study from the journal Pediatrics, and the increase started even before the COVID-19 pandemic, which brought record high demand for psychological services for children.
7-year-old leukemia survivor gives back to Baptist cancer patients
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - One tiny tot is giving back and bringing smiles to the Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center infusion center. Sophia was diagnosed with pre-B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia just after her fifth birthday in 2017. She spent countless days in the hospital and had to miss her entire kindergarten year at school to undergo intense treatment. Today, Sophia is in remission, and shes heading back to school this fall for second grade. Sophia was joined by members of the Subaru of Jacksonville and Leukemia & Lymphoma Society teams.