Children who received treatment or counseling from mental health professional U.S. 2021

In 2021, the percentage of children and adolescents who received treatment or counseling from a mental health professional in the past year varied across the United States. Vermont was the state with the highest percentage of children and adolescents who received mental health treatment, while Hawaii was the lowest. Across the U.S. the average rate was 11.2 percent. This graph shows the percentage of children and adolescents in United States aged 3-17 who received treatment or counseling from a mental health professional in the past 12 months as of 2021.

Percentage of U.S. children aged 3 to 17 years who received any treatment or counseling from a mental health professional in the past 12 months as of 2021, by state

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Release date

January 2023

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2021

Age group

0-17 years

Supplementary notes

Release date represents the date figures were accessed.
"This measure is derived from a single item which asks about whether the child received any treatment or counseling from a medical health professional."
"The denominator of this measure is children 3-17 years even though the survey question was asked for all children 0-17 years"

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