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There is a youth mental health crisis in the U.S., and no one understands that better than Dr. Nicki Tessler, CEO and co-founder of teen mental health company BeMe Health. Tessler is a psychologist by ...

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IT GOES TO THE SENATE. ACCORDING TO A LOCAL CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST, YOUTH IN NEW MEXICO ARE FACING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS. THE UNM HEALTH AND SCIENCES CENTER JUST LAUNCHED A NEW PROGRAM TO HELP ...

Editor’s note: This story was shared as part of a content-sharing agreement between Mosaic.NJ.com and NJ Spotlight News. You can follow them on Facebook and Twitter (or X). For a young person in a ...