Percent of Children (1-17) with Emotional, Developmental, or Behavioral Problems that Received Mental Health Care, 2003

Source: state health facts


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Percent of Children (1-17) with Emotional, Developmental, or Behavioral Problems that Received Mental Health Care, 2003


Received Mental Health Care/Counseling of Some Type during Past 12 Months:
FL: 55%
US: 59%

Data are for 2003. These are the estimated percentages after applying the sampling weights.

Data based on The National Survey of Children's Health, sponsored by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.The NSCH examines the physical and emotional health of children ages 0-17 years of age. Special emphasis is placed on factors that may relate to well-being of children, including medical homes, family interactions, parental health, school and after-school experiences, and safe neighborhoods. For more detailed analyses of the survey's findings, see the Data Resource Center on Child and Adolescent Health (DRC); available at http://www.nschdata.org/Content/Default.aspx.

Sources: Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative, 2005, National Survey of Children's Health, Data Resource Center on Child and Adolescent Health, retrieved August 17, 2006; available at www.childhealthdata.org.




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