Statistics on Mental Illness; Children and Teens

• Behavior/Conduct Disorder (10%)
• Substance Use Disorder (10%)
• Anxiety Disorder (8%)
• Learning Disorder (5%)
• ADHD (5%)
• Depression (5%)

•  1 in 5 children experience a mental health condition during childhood
• 50% of all adults with a lifetime mental illness report having symptoms by age 14.
• Only 1/3 receive any kind of treatment
• Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death in ages 10-34
• 90% of those who died by suicide had an underlying mental illness.

Source:  Mental Health First Aid USA;    National Alliance on Mental Illness