Majority of America’s 2 Million Adolescents Suffering from Depression Episodes Did Not Receive Treatment in the Past Year

"A new report which coincides with Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day reveals that 8.2 percent (2 million) youths aged 12 to 17 experienced at least one major depressive episode (MDE) in the past year. Only about two-fifths (38.9 percent) of these adolescents received treatment during this period according to the report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)."  -SAMHSA News Release 5/13/09

To read more and find a link to the full report, click here. 

Leave a Comment

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Aurora Works to Remove Mental Health Stigma

By Alex Scoville | ascoville@denverpost.com | The Denver Post PUBLISHED: October 11, 2017 at 5:41 pm |…

Read More

OBH Capacity Invoice Webinar

The following webinar was recorded on March 9, 2017. You can download the slides here.

Read More

Substance Use Disorder Community Assessment – SB 16-202 Report

With the passage of Senate Bill 16-202, the report below was created to determine how to most…

Read More

Congratulations to Dr. Nancy Gary!

Congratulations to Dr. Nancy Gary as the 2016 Board Member Lifetime Achievement Award recipient! Dr. Nancy Gary…

Read More