title: Mental health surveillance among children--United States, 2005-2011.
abstract: Mental disorders among children are described as "serious deviations from expected cognitive, social, and emotional development" (US Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau. Mental health: A report of the Surgeon General. Rockville, MD: US Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health Services, and National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Mental Health; 1999). These disorders are an important public health issue in the United States because of their prevalence, early onset, and impact on the child, family, and community, with an estimated total annual cost of $247 billion. A total of 13%-20% of children living in the United States experience a mental disorder in a given year, and surveillance during 1994-2011 has shown the prevalence of these conditions to be increasing. Suicide, which can result from the interaction of mental disorders and other factors, was the second leading cause of death among children aged 12-17 years in 2010. Surveillance efforts are critical for documenting the impact of mental disorders and for informing policy, prevention, and resource allocation. This report summarizes information about ongoing federal surveillance systems that can provide estimates of the prevalence of mental disorders and indicators of mental health among children living in the United States, presents estimates of childhood mental disorders and indicators from these systems during 2005-2011, explains limitations, and identifies gaps in information while presenting strategies to bridge those gaps.
authors.affiliation: Division of Human Development and Disability, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities/CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA. rperou@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Perou
authors.forename: Rebecca H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Bitsko
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Blumberg
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pastor
authors.forename: Reem M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Ghandour
authors.forename: Joseph C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Gfroerer
authors.forename: Sarra L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Hedden
authors.forename: Alex E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Crosby
authors.forename: Susanna N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Visser
authors.forename: Laura A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Schieve
authors.forename: Sharyn E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Parks
authors.forename: Jeffery E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: Debra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brody
authors.forename: Catherine M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Simile
authors.forename: William W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Jon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Baio
authors.forename: Shelli
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Avenevoli
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Kogan
authors.forename: Larke N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000453:epidemiology; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology; D002423:Cause of Death; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000453:epidemiology; D062665:Epidemiological Monitoring; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D008603:Mental Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D062486:Public Health Surveillance; D058028:Research Report; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012574:Schools; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D013405:Suicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005879:Tourette Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014754:Violence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data