15 Miss. Code. R. 8-90-03-301.01
Current through December 10, 2024
Precise data concerning the size of the country's population of children and adolescents with emotional or mental disorders remain difficult to obtain. The National Institute of Mental Health estimates the prevalence of any mental disorder nationally among adolescents, aged thirteen (13) to eighteen (18), is 49.5 percent with an estimated 22.2 percent having a severe impairment. The methodology adjusts for socio-economic differences across states. In Fiscal Year 2018, the fourteen (14) CMHCs served 34,795 children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbance. (Note: Totals might include some duplication across community mental health centers and other nonprofit programs).
15 Miss. Code. R. 8-90-03-301.01