Mental and Behavioral Health in Tampa is at a crossroads. Every year, more children are labeled, more teens are medicated, and more parents are left wondering why their son or daughter suddenly feels like a stranger in their own home. We talk about behavior as if it lives outside the body, as if mood, focus, or outbursts are disconnected from the physical organ driving them. But behavior doesn’t come from nowhere. It starts in the brain. And when the brain struggles to communicate properly, so does the child. Focus fades. Sleep changes. Emotions swing from calm to chaos. Teachers