# Kids’ mental health - time to close the gap: Marissa Kiefer

- URL: https://theranews.net/blog/2026-05-17-kids-mental-health-time-to-close-the-gap-marissa-kiefer-40a853/
- Published: 2026-05-17
- Type: Archive summary (AI-assisted summary of third-party reporting)
- Original outlet: cleveland
- Original report: https://www.cleveland.com/opinion/2026/05/kids-mental-health-time-to-close-the-gap-marissa-kiefer.html
- Topics: mental-health
- Publisher: TheraNews, operated by AdvancedCare USA Inc.
- Notice: Educational content, not medical, legal, billing or financial advice. Cite the original outlet, not this summary.

> Mental and behavioral health challenges among young people are not rare -- they’re part of life for many families. But at UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s, we’re dedicated to trying new approaches, writes guest columnist Marissa Kiefer, president of University Hospitals' Rainbow Babies & Children’s an

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*Originally reported by cleveland. [Read more](https://www.cleveland.com/opinion/2026/05/kids-mental-health-time-to-close-the-gap-marissa-kiefer.html)*

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*Source: [https://www.cleveland.com/opinion/2026/05/kids-mental-health-time-to-close-the-gap-marissa-kiefer.html](https://www.cleveland.com/opinion/2026/05/kids-mental-health-time-to-close-the-gap-marissa-kiefer.html)*