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It highlights early onset of symptoms, long delays to treatment, and elevated risk indicators including suicide trends and persistent sadness among adolescent girls. 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In October 2021, First Focus on Children joined other leading children’s health organizations to declare a national state of emergency regarding child mental health1 in the Sound the Alarm campaign2 , and in December 2021, the U.S. Surgeon General issued an advisory titled “Protecting Youth Mental Health” which precipitated a wave of hearings and legislation by  \nCongress.3  \nHalf of all mental health disorders show the first signs before a person turns 14 years old, and 79% of mental health disorders emerge before age 24.⁴ Typically, 11 years pass between the onset of symptoms ina child, and when they first receive treatment.5 Close to 20% of all children aged 3-17 in the United States struggle with mental, emotional, developmental, or behavioral disorders.6 In 2020, the percentage of emergency department visits increased by 24% for children ages 5-11 and by 31% for youth ages 12-17 compared to the same period in 2019.7 As in many areas of child well-being, disparities based on race, sexual orientation, and gender identity persist in behavioral health.  \nIn 2021, suicide was the second most common cause of death among individuals aged 10-14.8 Death by firearms ranked first. Between 2007 and 2017, the suicide rate for Black children nearly doubled from 2.55  \nper 100,000 to 4.82 per 100,000, and suicide attempts are rising faster among Black youth than any other racial or ethnic group.9 More than 40% of youth who identify as LGBTQ+, including more than half of all transgender and nonbinary youth, say they have seriously considered suicide in the last year.10 In 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released data indicating that in 2021, nearly three out of every five (57%) adolescent girls in the U.S. experienced persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness —a rate twice as high as that of boys.11 The challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic intensified these conditions. Although the pandemic did not trigger a mental health crisis, it amplified it by stripping away essential pillars of social support, leaving children and adolescents to face unprecedented challenges in maintaining their mental and emotional well-being.  \n20%  \nof all children aged 3-17 in the United States struggle with mental, emotional, developmental, or behavioral disorders.  \nFIRST FOCUS ON CHILDREN | CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH: FACTSAND INSIGHTS FACT SHEET | NOVEMBER 2023 1  \nFACT SHEET:  \nCHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH:  \nFACTS AND INSIGHTS   \nSignificant Barriers to Mental Health Services  \n1. Workforce shortages: Underinvestment in mental health workforce training and particularly in pediatric mental health training, has created a shortage of child psychiatrists, child therapists, social workers, psychologists, and licensed professional counselors. The shortages mean parents often cannot find affordable, culturally competent care ina timely fashion, or sometimes, any care at all.  \n2. Parity in care and coverage12 : In 2008, Congress passed the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act to address the wide gap between general health care and care for mental and behavioral health. But the law goes unenforced, and large disparities remain. Very often, even when parents have health insurance, the lack of parity between general health and mental health coverage results in network inadequacy (few network providers and long wait times), higher co-pays, limits on the number of visits, and prior authorization restrictions.  \nMore than half of children with mental illness don't receive help for their disorders.  \n3. Stigma: While it is more common to talk about mental health today, stigma still persists among the general population, including children, teens and young adults. More than half of people with mental illness don't receive help for their disorders.13 Stigma prevents or hinders youn","cbCaii8DG2Svg20l","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaii8DG2Svg20l","pdf",309409,"English","# Significant Barriers to Mental Health Services\n## Workforce shortages\n## Parity in care and coverage\n## Stigma\n## Lack of school-based mental health services\n# Recommendations","[{\"question\":\"What does the fact sheet say about how early mental health issues begin?\",\"answer\":\"It states that half of all mental health disorders show first signs before age 14, and 79% emerge before age 24.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the major barriers to children receiving mental health services?\",\"answer\":\"The sheet highlights workforce shortages, weak enforcement of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, persistent stigma, and insufficient school-based mental health services.\"},{\"question\":\"What recommendations are proposed to improve youth mental health infrastructure?\",\"answer\":\"Recommendations include increasing the pediatric mental health workforce, supporting school-based coordinators and services, tailoring care for teens and young adults via 988, enforcing parity laws, and expanding specially trained pediatric behavioral health providers.\"}]","CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH: FACTS AND INSIGHTS - November 2023 Fact Sheet | PDF",1792049080]