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PMCID: PMC9169480 PMID: 35293521. Around the world, an estimated 166 million boys and girls aged 10 to 19 years met the criteria for a mental health disorder in 2019. That same year, suicide was among the top five causes of death among 15- to 19-year-olds in 8 of the 9 United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) regions, including Latin America and ...
The effects of the mental health interventions reported on children and adolescents' problems include a decrease in disruptive behaviors and affective symptoms such as depression and anxiety, together with an increase in social skills, as well as an improvement in personal well-being.
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development has a long track record of research to identify and rapidly respond to youth mental health needs. MentalHealth.gov’s Parents and Caregivers page provides help in starting a conversation with children or teens about mental health.
Adolescents with mental health conditions are particularly vulnerable to social exclusion, discrimination, stigma (affecting readiness to seek help), educational difficulties, risk-taking behaviours, physical ill-health and human rights violations.
The high prevalence of poor mental health and suicide risk indicators among female students and LGBQ+ students and differences by race and ethnicity underscore the urgency for comprehensive research to explore factors that contribute to these disparities.
Adolescent mental health in the U.S. was worsening prior to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Our nation’s youth are experiencing a mental health crisis. CDC’s 2023 Youth Risk Behavior Survey data offer an important snapshot of adolescent health and well-being related to mental health.
One study found that rates of depression among a nationally representative sample of US adolescents (aged 12 to 17) increased from 8.5% of young adults to 13.2% between 2005 and 2017 1. There’s...