Youth Mental Health in the U.S.
Youth mental health is worsening.
12% OF YOUTH
RATES OF YOUTH WITH SEVERE DEPRESSION INCREASED FROM 5.9% IN 2012 TO 8.2% IN 2015. EVEN WITH SEVERE DEPRESSION, 76% OF YOUTH ARE LEFT WITH NO OR INSUFFICIENT TREATMENT.
(AGE 12-17)
REPORT SUFFERING FROM AT LEAST ONE MAJOR DEPRESSIVE EPISODE (MDE) IN THE PAST YEAR
50%
OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IN YOUTH APPEAR BY THE
AGE OF 14
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OVER1.7
YOUTH WITH MAJOR DEPRESSIVE EPISODES DID NOT RECEIVE TREATMENT
MILLION
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95%
OF CHILDREN SERVED BY JPA ARE DEALING WITH ISSUES OF VIOLENCE - PEER, FAMILY, AND NEIGHBORHOOD
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JPA's Impact
95%
​OF TEACHERS SAY JPA HAS A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT
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94%
OF TEACHERS SAY JPA HAS A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT
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96%
OF TEACHERS SAY JPA HAS A POSITIVE IMPACT ON STUDENTS WHO RECEIVE JPA'S INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING
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