{
  "id": 2509943,
  "title": "Stigma blocking children from mental-health care",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/stigma-blocking-children-from-mental-health-care",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-22T05:06:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jamaica Gleaner",
    "slug": "jamaica-gleaner",
    "url": "http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260822/stigma-blocking-children-mental-health-care"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "WESTERN BUREAU: Nurse practitioner Tackaya Brown-Lawrence, who heads the St James Child and Adolescent Wellness Centre, says mental-health stigma remains a major barrier preventing children and adolescents from getting the care they need, and that health workers cannot simply wait for families to recognise mental-health problems and seek help.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}