Between 2017 and 2018, around 9.6 percent of children and adolescents aged 3 to 17 years in the United States consulted a mental health professional. This statistic illustrates the percentage of children and adolescents in the U.S. who received any mental health treatment or service from 2013 to 2019.
Percentage of children and adolescents in the U.S. who received any mental health treatment or service from 2013 to 2019
Original questions: "During the past 12 months, has this child received any treatment or counseling from a mental health professional? During the past 12 months, have you seen or talked to...a mental health professional such as a psychiatrist, psychologist, psychiatric nurse, or clinical social worker...about child’s health? Did you see or talk to this general doctor because of an emotional or behavioral problem that [child] may have? During the past 12 months, has this child taken any medication because of difficulties with his or her emotions, concentration, or behavior?"
Count represents sum of all responses to the National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) (114,476 respondents, 3 to 17 years), National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) (14,287 respondents, 3 to 17 years), National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) (33,678 respondents, 12 to 17 years), and National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) (8,637 respondents, 12 to 17 years).
* Values represent period from 2016 to 2019.
** Values represent period from 2017 to 2018.
*** Values represent period from 2018 to 2019. Figures include receipt of specialty and non-specialty mental health services.
**** Values represent period from 2013 to 2018.
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CDC. (February 25, 2022). Percentage of children and adolescents in the U.S. who received any mental health treatment or service from 2013 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1352895/mental-health-treatment-among-us-children/
CDC. "Percentage of children and adolescents in the U.S. who received any mental health treatment or service from 2013 to 2019." Chart. February 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1352895/mental-health-treatment-among-us-children/
CDC. (2022). Percentage of children and adolescents in the U.S. who received any mental health treatment or service from 2013 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1352895/mental-health-treatment-among-us-children/
CDC. "Percentage of Children and Adolescents in The U.S. Who Received Any Mental Health Treatment or Service from 2013 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1352895/mental-health-treatment-among-us-children/
CDC, Percentage of children and adolescents in the U.S. who received any mental health treatment or service from 2013 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1352895/mental-health-treatment-among-us-children/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Percentage of children and adolescents in the U.S. who received any mental health treatment or service from 2013 to 2019 [Graph], CDC, February 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1352895/mental-health-treatment-among-us-children/
