About 15% of US children recently received mental health treatment, new CDC data shows

CNN
Jun 13, 2023

About 15% of US children recently received mental health treatment, new CDC data shows


CNN — 

Nearly 15% of children in the United States were recently treated for mental health disorders in 2021, according to new research from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The finding, released Tuesday by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics, suggests that mental health disorders – such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder or anxiety – are common among school-age children.