Thirty-One Days of Children's Mental Health

Each day in May, we present a new fact about child and teen mental health. Remember to check back every day to learn more.

1. Fifteen million children and adolescents suffer from a diagnosable psychiatric disorder or learning disorder. Serious emotional problems affect one in every ten young people, but an estimated two-thirds are not getting the help they need.
2. Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common disorders in childhood and adolescence, with prevalence estimates ranging from five to ten percent.
3. Three to 5% of teenage girls have a diagnosable eating disorder.
4. Fifty percent of kids are bullied at some time and l0% are victimized on a regular basis.
5. Children with untreated ADHD drop out of high school 10 times more often than other children.
6. The mortality rate of individuals with anorexia has been estimated at 0.56 percent per year, which is more than 12 times higher than the rate of all causes of death among females aged 15 to 24 in the general population.
7. Autism Spectrum Disorder is diagnosed in 1 in 150 children.
8. Five to 20% of all children have learning disabilities.
9. Research has shown that parent involvement is a protective factor against tobacco use, eating disorders, academic difficulties and other problems.