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In the U.S., 15 million children and teens experience a serious mental health issue. Less than 50% of them will get the help they need. Most insurance plans don’t offer extensive coverage for mental health services – especially not Medicare and Medicaid – which most of Bellevue’s families rely on to help. Children of Bellevue is committed to supporting the mental health needs of children and adolescents – in the hospital, in schools, and in the community. Children of Bellevue helped create the only dedicated Children’s Comprehensive Psychiatry Emergency Program in New York State at Bellevue Hospital.