we take a life-course approach to mental health because good mental health begins in infancy.  20% of adolescents may experience a mental health problem in any given year. 1  of adolescents may experience a mental health problem in any given year. 50% of mental health problems are established by age 14 and 75% by age 24. 2  of mental health problems are established by age 14 and by age 24. 10% of children and young people aged 5-16 years have a clinically diagnosable mental problem3, yet 70% of children and adolescents who experience mental health problems have not had appropriate interventions at a sufficiently early age.4  get more mental health facts  our fundamental facts about mental health publication is the most comprehensive, up-to-date collection of statistics on mental health. view it here.
mental health statistics: children and young people