Welcome to AboutOurKids.org, the New York University Child Study Center (CSC) website, a virtual center dedicated to improving the treatment of child and adolescent psychiatric disorders through scientific practice, research and education. AboutOurKids.org provides information about psychiatric disorders, growth and development, learning and social issues as well as results on the latest research. We hope parents, educators, physicians, and mental health professionals who are concerned about child and adolescent mental health will bookmark our site and share it with their families, friends and colleagues.

Children's mental illness remains stigmatized, under-diagnosed and under-treated.Fifteen million children in the U.S. have diagnosable psychiatric or learning disorders but nearly 70% don't receive the help they need. These disorders rob children of the ability to learn, make and keep friends and enjoy life.

• Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death among youth aged 15 to 24.
• Nearly 40% of children with learning disabilities drop out of high school, compared to 11% of children overall.
• Fewer than 10% of the 80,000 public schools in the United States have comprehensive mental health services.
• 75% of serious adult psychiatric disorders start before age 24.

Depression, autism, ADHD, Asperger Syndrome, obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety, and eating disorders are conditions that have become too familiar to American families; yet many find it difficult to talk about these disorders and treatment is often delayed. At the NYU Child Study Center we have remarkable programs in these and other critical areas. Our clinical faculty provides a comprehensive range of psychiatric, psychological and learning diagnostic evaluations and treatment options. The CSC research faculty, utilizing the science of genetics, brain imaging and other tools, is working together with our expert clinicians to translate research findings into clinical applications. Research currently underway seeks to find the answers that will enable us to identify mental disorders in the way that medical scientists have been able to develop EKGs to identify heart problems. It is our hope that through research, education, and treatment, we will be able to eliminate many and more effectively treat all child and adolescent psychiatric disorders in the next decade.

Thousands of children come through our doors each year. Children and families from 39 states and 48 countries have been evaluated at the Child Study Center and many are being treated by our clinical faculty.

We thank our numerous supporters for the help and guidance that they have provided over the past years, and we hope you will join us in our quest to help children with psychiatric disorders and learning disabilities. They deserve a path to success at home, at school and with their family and friends. Visit AboutOurKids.org often, we sincerely hope that it will be useful to you and those you love.

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