Andrea Parker, NP is a pediatric nurse practitioner at a school-based health center in Atlanta, Georgia, where 75% of her patients are uninsured. Her health center is a vital resource in the community, offering care to patients regardless of financial ability. With her training, she hopes to become a resource for students and families needing effective mental health care and advocate for the expansion of her program to more schools.
November 2, 2026
"The solution seems obvious: Treating mental-health disorders must fall to pediatricians, who already have regular contact with their patients and are trusted providers. It’s such an intuitive idea that parents have already started demanding it." Thank…
