In 2021, around 44 percent of autistic children in the United States saw a mental health provider, while 13 percent had an unmet need for mental health care. This statistic shows the percentage of children in the United States with autism who saw a mental health provider or had an unmet need for mental health care in 2019 and 2021.
Percentage of children in the United States with autism who saw a mental health provider or had an unmet need for mental health care in 2019 and 2021
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Drexel University. (July 31, 2023). Percentage of children in the United States with autism who saw a mental health provider or had an unmet need for mental health care in 2019 and 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414915/share-autistic-children-met-and-unmet-need-for-mental-health-us/
Drexel University. "Percentage of children in the United States with autism who saw a mental health provider or had an unmet need for mental health care in 2019 and 2021." Chart. July 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed January 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414915/share-autistic-children-met-and-unmet-need-for-mental-health-us/
Drexel University. (2023). Percentage of children in the United States with autism who saw a mental health provider or had an unmet need for mental health care in 2019 and 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414915/share-autistic-children-met-and-unmet-need-for-mental-health-us/
Drexel University. "Percentage of Children in The United States with Autism Who Saw a Mental Health Provider or Had An Unmet Need for Mental Health Care in 2019 and 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414915/share-autistic-children-met-and-unmet-need-for-mental-health-us/
Drexel University, Percentage of children in the United States with autism who saw a mental health provider or had an unmet need for mental health care in 2019 and 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414915/share-autistic-children-met-and-unmet-need-for-mental-health-us/ (last visited January 06, 2025)
Percentage of children in the United States with autism who saw a mental health provider or had an unmet need for mental health care in 2019 and 2021 [Graph], Drexel University, July 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414915/share-autistic-children-met-and-unmet-need-for-mental-health-us/
