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Family donates $15 million to Seattle Children s Hospital for youth mental health care
The money will be used to provide mental health training for pediatricians, social workers and others so children and teens can get treatment faster. Author: Eric Wilkinson Updated: 7:33 PM PDT May 5, 2021
EVERETT, Wash. The psychiatric unit at Seattle Children s Hospital is overloaded. There are so many kids in need of mental health treatment that they re filling the department s 41 beds and spilling over onto other floors every day.
The waitlist to see a child psychiatrist in western Washington stretches up to a year long as anxiety, depression and suicide are all on the rise during the pandemic.
Anu and Satya Nadella Family Commit $15 Million to Seattle Children s to Advance Precision Medicine Neurosciences and Mental Health Care
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SEATTLE, May 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Seattle Children s today announced that Anu and Satya Nadella and their family have generously committed $15 million to advance precision medicine neurosciences and youth mental health care at Seattle Children s, and to help provide equitable access to care for every family and community. The commitment from the Nadella family will allow Seattle Children s to improve care and advance research for children with neurological conditions in four key areas:
Attracting and retaining leaders in precision medicine.