- Just 20 percent of students diagnosed with mental disorders receive the mental-health services they need.
- More than 45 percent of K-12 students have had three or more adverse childhood experiences. According to research, these experiences impact learning and behavior.
- An estimated 32 percent of adolescents have an anxiety disorder, according to the National Institute of Mental Health.
- Twelve percent of youth between the ages of 12 and 17 report having experienced one major depressive episode in the past year, according to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
- Suicide is the second leading cause of death in teens ages 15-19. Since 2007, the suicide rate among teenagers has gone up 30 percent among 15- to 19-year-old boys and doubled among girls, according to data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- The national average is one school psychologist to 1,700 students, with some districts having as few as one per 6,000 students, according to NASP.
- NASP recommends a ratio of one school psychologist for every 500 to 700 students.
Data from Schoolcounselor.org: https://www.schoolcounselor.org/asca/media/asca/Publications/ratioreport.pdf.
