Getting help often entails sending a young person in crisis to facilities out of the area, hours away from home, their friends, their family.
Meanwhile, young Americans are reporting mental anguish at higher rates and are showing up in emergency departments seeking treatment in larger numbers.
We want to hear from you to better understand how this issue is playing out in Lafayette among patients, parents and providers.
The program is part of a state effort to expand resources for youth experiencing mental health challenges.
Hearts of Hope, the only sexual trauma center in Acadiana, makes resources for all survivors of sexual assault accessible and safe.
Inpatient psychiatric resources for patients under 18 are scarce across the state, leading many to be placed in treatment hours away from their communities.