Kids are sitting in emergency rooms for hundreds of hours waiting for psychiatric beds, suicide rates among teens are at all-time highs and shortages of health care workers mean that needs are not being met for those in a mental health crisis.

This week on “In Focus with Loretta Boniti,” we take a deep look into mental health in our state and the efforts being made to improve care, and we hear directly from families, teens and young adults about the obstacles they are facing today.