The document discusses the lack of inpatient psychiatric care options for adolescents in Reading, Pennsylvania. Specifically, it notes that Reading Hospital closed its 4-bed adolescent unit in 2013 due to low summer occupancy. This leaves families with over an hour drive to facilities in Allentown or Philadelphia. The document argues reopening the adolescent unit would be cost effective for the hospital and help address the mental health needs of Reading's population, which has high rates of poverty and Hispanic/Latino ethnicity. Doing so could eliminate barriers to care for many children and allow for easier family involvement in treatment.