In 2021, over 14 percent of non-Hispanic white children aged 5 to 17 years in the United States received counseling or therapy from a mental health professional in the past 12 months, compared to around nine percent of non-Hispanic Black children. This statistic illustrates the percentage of U.S. children aged 5 to 17 years who had received any mental health treatment or medication in the past 12 months in 2021, by race.
Percentage of U.S. children aged 5 to 17 years who had received any mental health treatment or medication in the past 12 months in 2021, by race and ethnicity
Children were considered to have received any mental health treatment if they were reported to have taken medication for their mental health, received counseling or therapy from a mental health professional, or both in the past 12 months.
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CDC. (June 13, 2023). Percentage of U.S. children aged 5 to 17 years who had received any mental health treatment or medication in the past 12 months in 2021, by race and ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193040/share-children-who-received-any-mental-health-treatment-medication-by-race-us/
CDC. "Percentage of U.S. children aged 5 to 17 years who had received any mental health treatment or medication in the past 12 months in 2021, by race and ethnicity." Chart. June 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193040/share-children-who-received-any-mental-health-treatment-medication-by-race-us/
CDC. (2023). Percentage of U.S. children aged 5 to 17 years who had received any mental health treatment or medication in the past 12 months in 2021, by race and ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193040/share-children-who-received-any-mental-health-treatment-medication-by-race-us/
CDC. "Percentage of U.S. Children Aged 5 to 17 Years Who Had Received Any Mental Health Treatment or Medication in The past 12 Months in 2021, by Race and Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193040/share-children-who-received-any-mental-health-treatment-medication-by-race-us/
CDC, Percentage of U.S. children aged 5 to 17 years who had received any mental health treatment or medication in the past 12 months in 2021, by race and ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193040/share-children-who-received-any-mental-health-treatment-medication-by-race-us/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
Percentage of U.S. children aged 5 to 17 years who had received any mental health treatment or medication in the past 12 months in 2021, by race and ethnicity [Graph], CDC, June 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193040/share-children-who-received-any-mental-health-treatment-medication-by-race-us/
