Many students with pre-existing mental illnesses and poor mental health, who previously used to access professionals through schools have lost the care they need. Reasons for this include the sharp rise of new youth and children requiring help and the hesitancy by many professionals to conduct diagnosis and therapies over video call. In-school psychologists and psychiatrists have rushed to develop provisional diagnosis and therapy methods for online appointments.

Many students with pre-existing mental illnesses and poor mental health, who previously used to access professionals through schools have lost the care they need. Reasons for this include the sharp rise of new youth and children requiring help and the hesitancy by many professionals to conduct diagnosis and therapies over video call. In-school psychologists and psychiatrists have rushed to develop provisional diagnosis and therapy methods for online appointments.