While in 2013, one-in-ten teenagers reported having experienced major depression in the previous year, depression was experienced by three times as many teen girls as teen boys. Mixed-race teens were more likely than other racial groups to have reported a major depressive episode in the previous year. Youth from different racial backgrounds also experiences differences in treatment of mental health issues. Children and teens from low-income households are also more likely to have mental health disorders. Eighty-eight percent of Latino youth have mental health issues that have not been treated. While 33 percent of white youth receive mental health services, only thirteen percent of children of color do. This contrasts with 77 percent for Black youth and 76 percent for White youth. Twenty-one percent of low-income youth have mental health disorders. Children and teens in the child welfare system and the juvenile justice system are much more likely than the general population to have a mental health
While in 2013, one-in-ten teenagers reported having experienced major depression in the previous year, depression was experienced by three times as many teen girls as teen boys. Mixed-race teens were more likely than other racial groups to have reported a major depressive episode in the previous year. Youth from different racial backgrounds also experiences differences in treatment of mental health issues. Children and teens from low-income households are also more likely to have mental health disorders. Eighty-eight percent of Latino youth have mental health issues that have not been treated. While 33 percent of white youth receive mental health services, only thirteen percent of children of color do. This contrasts with 77 percent for Black youth and 76 percent for White youth. Twenty-one percent of low-income youth have mental health disorders. Children and teens in the child welfare system and the juvenile justice system are much more likely than the general population to have a mental health