Waiting for Tearah – One Family’s Fight for Mental Health Care

“Waiting for Tearah” follows a family’s struggle to navigate America’s mental health care system, and explores the often unseen costs of care. At 16, Tearah, who suffers from mental illness, remains stuck in a hospital month after month, as her mother struggles to navigate America’s mental health...

23 min - Mind & Psychology - FRONTLINE PBS

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