Welcome to Season 6 of the WE GOT US NOW Podcast

Hosted by Ebony Underwood

Mental Health Awareness Series: 7 Unspoken Realities

EPISODE 3 of 7:  Child Parentification

In this episode, Ebony and Dr. Ron-Li Liaw explore what happens developmentally when children are pushed into adult roles long before they’re ready. They discuss the profound loss that occurs when childhood is replaced by survival, and the quiet, often invisible weight these children carry.No child should have to grow up that fast. Many lose the safety, play, and emotional space they need to simply be kids. The impact can ripple through their sense of self, relationships, and well-being for years to come.

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Our annual WE GOT US NOW Podcast takes a thematic twist this year with the launch of our SPECIAL EDITION: Mental Health Awareness Series: 7 Unspoken Realities. This season, Ebony is joined by Dr. Ron-Li Liaw, Children’s Hospital Colorado’s inaugural Mental Health-In-Chief, Chair of the Pediatric Mental Health Institute, and a nationally recognized child and adolescent psychiatrist whose work advances mental health integration, family engagement, clinician well-being, design innovation, and systems-level transformation in youth mental health.

POWERED by: Chicago Beyond, RWJF

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