2018 Children’s Mental Health Report

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AT A GLANCE
Regular anxiety becomes a disorder when young people have out-of-proportion responses to things most of us cope with easily.

• In the past 10 years, there has been increasing recognition of anxiety in young people by health care providers, including a 17% increase in anxiety disorder diagnosis.
• Yet anxiety symptoms are minimized or ignored. As little as 1% of youth with anxiety seek treatment in the year symptoms begin.
  
• At some point, anxiety affects 30% of children and adolescents, yet 80% never get help.
  

• Untreated anxiety disorders are linked to depression, school failure and a two-fold increase in risk for substance use disorder.
  

• Read the companion blog from the National Association of School Psychologists.
• Read the companion blog from Common Sense Media.

• Our anxiety disorders resource page
• Tips for Managing Social Anxiety
• How Anxiety Leads to Disruptive Behavior

• Behavioral Treatment for Kids With Anxiety
• Best Medications for Kids With Anxiety
• The Anxiety Disorders Center at the Child Mind Institute

• How Using Social Media Affects Teenagers
• Mood Disorders and Teenage Girls
• The Mood Disorders Center at the Child Mind Institute

• Teacher’s Guide to Anxiety in the Classroom
• Student Success Webinar Program