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Connecticut ranks among the top 10 states in offering access to mental health services for its youth population, according to the latest report from Mental Health America, but advocates said more could be done. The Children s Hospital Association said in 2020, early in the pandemic, there was a 24% increase in mental health emergency department visits for kids ages 5-11. Bob Duncan, chief operating officer for Connecticut Children s Medical Center and Health System, said strengthening Medicaid s mental health investment is needed, and the nation needs more providers in the pediatric mental health system. .