In 2021, the percentage of children and adolescents who received treatment or counseling from a mental health professional in the past year varied across the United States. Vermont was the state with the highest percentage of children and adolescents who received mental health treatment, while Hawaii was the lowest. Across the U.S. the average rate was 11.2 percent.
This graph shows the percentage of children and adolescents in United States aged 3-17 who received treatment or counseling from a mental health professional in the past 12 months as of 2021.
Percentage of U.S. children aged 3 to 17 years who received any treatment or counseling from a mental health professional in the past 12 months as of 2021, by state
Release date represents the date figures were accessed.
"This measure is derived from a single item which asks about whether the child received any treatment or counseling from a medical health professional."
"The denominator of this measure is children 3-17 years even though the survey question was asked for all children 0-17 years"
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (January 31, 2023). Percentage of U.S. children aged 3 to 17 years who received any treatment or counseling from a mental health professional in the past 12 months as of 2021, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309217/children-receiving-treatment-or-counseling-by-mental-health-professional/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of U.S. children aged 3 to 17 years who received any treatment or counseling from a mental health professional in the past 12 months as of 2021, by state." Chart. January 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309217/children-receiving-treatment-or-counseling-by-mental-health-professional/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2023). Percentage of U.S. children aged 3 to 17 years who received any treatment or counseling from a mental health professional in the past 12 months as of 2021, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309217/children-receiving-treatment-or-counseling-by-mental-health-professional/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of U.S. Children Aged 3 to 17 Years Who Received Any Treatment or Counseling from a Mental Health Professional in The past 12 Months as of 2021, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309217/children-receiving-treatment-or-counseling-by-mental-health-professional/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Percentage of U.S. children aged 3 to 17 years who received any treatment or counseling from a mental health professional in the past 12 months as of 2021, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309217/children-receiving-treatment-or-counseling-by-mental-health-professional/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. children aged 3 to 17 years who received any treatment or counseling from a mental health professional in the past 12 months as of 2021, by state [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, January 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309217/children-receiving-treatment-or-counseling-by-mental-health-professional/
