Providing quality mental health services for over a quarter of a century. The information on the page is provided by the National Mental Health Association and the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare and is reprinted with their permission. Mental Health Matters to Children and Families 1 in 5 children has a diagnosable mental, emotional, or behavioral disorder. Less than on-third of the children under 18 with a serious emotional disturbance receive mental health services. The suicide rate in young people has increased dramatically in recent years.
Depression greatly increases the risk of developing heart disease.