Doctors and nurses are overwhelmed by young people with mental health struggles

Abigail McGowan at her home in Denison, Texas. She took part in a pilot programme by Children's Health and Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute in 2022 that trained paediatricians to better screen for and treat mild-to-moderate mental health issues. — TNS

ABIGAIL McGowan went numb the day after the music stopped.

The drum major and French horn player helped lead the Anna High School marching band to the state finals in November 2021, the farthest the team had ever advanced. The next morning, after years of climbing the band ranks and months of preparing their set, McGowan realised the pinnacle of her high school music career was over. What now?