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LET’S TALK TO OUR KIDS ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH
11% of youth (age 12-17) reported
experiencing at least one major depressive disorder episode in the last year (1) Yet 80% did not receive any mental health care (2)
30% of College students report depression Yet, 34.2% reported that their college did not (3)
know about their crises, and 50% of young adults who stopped attending college due to mental health challenges, did not access mental health services and supports. (4)
Youth (0-18) have the highest rate of insurance coverage (5) The Affordable Care Act requires many health insurance plans to offer mental health benefits
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(1) National Institute of Mental Health https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/prevalence/major-depression-among-adolescents.shtml
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(2) National Center for Children in Poverty http://www.nccp.org/publications/pub_929.html Kataoka, S., Zhang, L. & Wells, K. (2002). Unmet need for mental health care among U.S. children: Variation by ethnicity and insurance status. American Journal of Psychiatry, 159(9): 1548-1555. (3) acha-ncha.org › docs › NCHA-II_WEB_SPRING_2015_REFERENCE_GROUP... Hanover, MD: American College Health Association; 2015. ACHA, The ACHA-National College Health Assessment II (ACHA-NCHA II) (4) National Alliance on Mental Illness http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=Check_Out_Resources&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentD isplay.cfm&ContentID=146796 (5) http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/issues/ mental-health-america-access-care-data
