More than 3 million children suffer from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. One in 100 children is diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder or Schizophrenia. More children suffer from psychiatric illness than from leukemia, diabetes, and AIDS combined. Every year at least three million children are victims of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. Children are more at risk of violence at home and on the streets than in school.
Aggressive children comprise one-third of the referrals to child and adolescent clinics.
Every 10 seconds a case of child neglect or abuse is reported in the United States, resulting in 1 million confirmed victims a year. Fifty-nine percent of those with Bipolar Disorder reported suffering their first symptoms during childhood or adolescence. Twenty-four percent of high school students have seriously thought about attempting suicide.