Mental Health Data

Why is Mental Health Important?

• 1 in 5 high school students report being bullied.
• 1 in 6 high school students reported being bullied electronically in the last year.
• 13 young people ages 10-24 die from homicide each day.
• For youth ages 10-24, homicide is the second leading cause of death.
• 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 20 boys in the United States experience child sexual abuse.
• 1 in 7 children have experienced abuse and neglect in the last year.
• Rates of child abuse and neglect are 5 times higher for families with low socio-economic status.

Preceding data is found at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website.

Additional Statistics

• Suicide is the second leading cause of death ages 10-14.
• Suicide is the third leading cause of death ages 15-24.
• 1 in 6 US Youth ages 6-17 experience a mental health disorder each year.
• 50% of all lifetime mental illness begins by age 14.
• 16.5% of US Youth ages 6-17 experienced a mental health disorder in 2023.
• 51% of US youth ages 6-17 with a mental illness received treatment in 2023.
• High school students with significant symptoms of depression are more than twice as likely to drop out when compared to their peers.
• 70.4% of youth in the juvenile justice system have a diagnosed mental illness.
• 17.2% of high school students have had serious thoughts of suicide.
• 47.7% of lesbian, gay, and bisexual high school students have had serious thoughts of suicide.

Preceding data is found at the National Alliance on Mental Illness website.