TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - QuickStats: Percentage* of children and adolescents aged 5-17 years who took medication for their mental health or received counseling or therapy from a mental health professional during the past 12 months,(†) by year - National Health Interview Survey,(§) United States, 2019 and 2022
JO  - MMWR: Morbidity and mortality weekly report
A1  - Zablotsky, Benjamin
A1  - Ng, Amanda E.
A1  - Terlizzi, Emily P.
SP  - p1171
EP  - p1171
VL  - 72
IS  - 43
N2  - The percentage of children and adolescents aged 5-17 years who took medication for their mental health during the past 12 months did not change significantly from 2019 (8.4%) to 2022 (9.3%). The percentage of children and adolescents who received counseling or therapy during the past 12 months increased from 10.0% in 2019 to 13.8% in 2022. In both 2019 and 2022, the percentage of children and adolescents who received counseling or therapy was higher than the percentage of those who took medication for their mental health.     Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey, 2019 and 2022. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/index.htm<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0149-2195
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7243a5
ID  - ref1
ER  -