AV on Health: Overmedicating Our Children

They're called "psychotropic drugs" - drugs that affect a person's mind, emotions, and behavior and are prescribed to treat mental illness. Nationally, the use of these drugs has steadily increased in children of all ages, including pre-schoolers. What are the long-term effects of these drugs in young people? Why are they used so often? And why are Black children disproportionately prescribed these medications? On Another View on Health, we have an open discussion about overmedicating our kids. Our guests include Dr. Gretchen LeFever Watson, Clinical and Pediatric Psychologist; and Sade Daniels, Managing Training Director, California Youth Connection.