HealthDay (3/14, Mozes) reports, “A fresh review of recent government surveys suggests the well-being of 73 million American kids is under strain and seems to be getting worse.” Researchers “looked at recent results from the U.S. National Survey of Children’s Health” and “found that between 2016 and 2019, childhood diagnoses of anxiety rose by 27%, while depression risk rose by 24%” and “once the pandemic struck…behavioral problems appeared to worsen even more.” Furthermore, “the analysis also indicates that about a fifth of kids who need mental health services are not getting them.” The findings were published in JAMA Pediatrics.
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— “Mental Health of America’s Children Only Getting Worse “Alan Mozes, HealthDay, March 14, 2022