10% of American Children Have Mental Illness - State by State Figures
Author: National Alliance on Mental Illness
Published: 2010/10/12 - Updated: 2012/09/19
Topic: Disability Statistics - Publications List
Page Content: Synopsis - Introduction - Main
Synopsis: US State by State facts and statistics showing one in 10 American children has a mental illness.
Introduction
One in 10 Children Has Mental Illness; State by State Figures; Are Candidates Addressing the FactsMain Item
One in ten children has a mental health condition that causes significant impairment and more than half of all lifetime cases begin by age 14, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) reported today, but only one-third get the help they need..
As part of an Election 2010 series, NAMI released state by state estimates of the number of children and adolescents ages 10-17, reminding editors, reporters, bloggers and others to ask candidates for public office to address the facts about mental illness in their states and communities.
See State Data Below
- Suicide is the third leading cause of death for youth ages 15-24.
- Half of all lifetime cases of mental illness begin by age 14 and three-quarters begin by age 24.
- One in ten children has a serious mental health condition, but only one-third receive treatment.
- On average, eight to 10 years pass from when symptoms of mental illness begin to when they get treatment.
During the nation's recession, mental health services for children and adolescents have faced devastating state budget cuts. Congress has some responsibility to help strengthen state mental health care systems. Federal mental health block grants have been reduced or frozen over the past 10 years.
Estimate of children with serious mental health conditions by state;
10 percent of children aged 10-17
| ALABAMA - 51000 ALASKA - 8000 ARIZONA - 73000 ARKANSAS - 31000 CALIFORNIA - 422000 COLORADO - 52000 CONNECTICUT - 39000 DELAWARE - 9000 D.C. - 5000 FLORIDA - 181000 | GEORGIA - 111000 HAWAII - 12000 IDAHO - 18000 ILLINOIS - 142000 INDIANA - 71000 IOWA - 32000 KANSAS - 31000 KENTUCKY - 45000 LOUISIANA - 49000 MAINE - 13000 | MARYLAND - 62000 MASSACHUSETTS - 67000 MICHIGAN - 112000 MINNESOTA - 56000 MISSISSIPPI - 34000 MISSOURI - 65000 MONTANA - 10000 NEBRASKA - 20000 NEVADA - 28000 NEW HAMPSHIRE - 14000 | NEW JERSEY - 93000 NEW MEXICO - 22000 NEW YORK - 204000 NORTH CAROLINA - 99000 NORTH DAKOTA - 6000 OHIO - 124000 OKLAHOMA - 39000 OREGON - 39000 PENNSYLVANIA - 129000 RHODE ISLAND - 11000 | SOUTH CAROLINA - 48000 SOUTH DAKOTA - 9000 TENNESSEE - 66000 TEXAS - 288000 UTAH - 34000 VERMONT - 6000 VIRGINIA - 82000 WASHINGTON - 71000 WEST VIRGINIA - 18000 WISCONSIN - 60000 WYOMING - 5000 |
Source: US Public Health Service, Report of the Surgeon General's Conference on Children's Mental Health: A National Action Agenda. Washington, DC: Department of Health and Human Services, 2000. And US Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates, Table B01001.
NAMI is the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to improving the lives of individuals and families affected by mental illness. NAMI has over 1100 state and local affiliates that engage in research, education, support and advocacy. NAMI is a non-partisan, non-profit organization and does not endorse political candidates - www.nami.org