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Three out of four children in New York who need Medicaid-funded behavioral health services are not getting them. That statistic is upsetting, but it is not surprising.

For years, New York has underfunded children’s mental health care. Medicaid reimbursement rates have not accounted for the complex, time-intensive and demanding work of caring for children. The result is fewer providers to deliver care.

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At JCCA, a nonprofit child and family service agency serving roughly 17,000 children and families each year across New York City and Westchester, we see this reality every day. Our clinicians work with children experiencing serious emotional and behavioral challenges, often in the context........

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