I care about a lot of people. Today I am putting my own name on that list, and not at the bottom.

I do not have to fix the whole world to matter in it. One kind thing, done on purpose, counts.

This week’s roundup focuses on access to care: a new policy roadmap on children waiting in hospitals for mental health placements, a large new behavioral health hospital planned in Charlotte, rising demand at an Irish youth mental health service, and counselor shortages at Connecticut community colleges. Children’s Hospital Association outlines state steps to reduce mental …