More than one-quarter of the children and youth hospitalized for all mental health conditions live in the least-affluent neighbourhoods. Reference2 Neighbourhood income quintiles and hospitalizations, 2020 Potential explanations for this increase include disruptions to daily routines, fewer physical activities, poor social supports and increased exposure to media and social media. The rate of hospitalizations for eating disorders was 1.6 times higher in 2020 compared with 2019 for females age 10 to 17. Hospitalizations for eating disorders for children and youth, age 10 to 17 * Includes all drugs dispensed in community pharmacies in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and British Columbia. In 2020, rates were more than 2 times higher for females than males. There has been a steady increase in the use of mood and anxiety medication by children and youth age 5 to 24 in the past 5 years.* In 2016, the rate of medication use was 6,071 per 100,000. Children and youth dispensed mood and anxiety medications per 100,000, age 5 to 24 Females age 15 to 17 were 2 times more likely to be hospitalized as males the same age. In 2020, 58% of hospitalizations for mental health disorders for children and youth age 5 to 24 were for females and 42% were for males. Reference1 Children and youth hospitalizations for mental health disorders, by sex In 2020, Kids Help Phone reported twice as many interactions (phone calls, texts, use of self-directed help resources) across Canada compared with 2019.

Nearly 1 in 4 hospitalizations for children and youth age 5 to 24 were for mental health conditions in 2020. The proportion of hospitalizations that were for mental health disorders increased from 21% in 2019 to 23% in 2020.

There were an additional 122,996 children and youth hospitalizations for all other conditions. In 2020, there were 36,708 children and youth hospitalizations for mental health disorders. There were an additional 146,845 children and youth hospitalizations for all other conditions. In 2019, there were 39,801 children and youth hospitalizations for mental health disorders. It does not store any personal data.Number of children and youth hospitalizations, age 5 to 24 The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Performance'. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Necessary'. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Functional'. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Analytics'. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. “ When three pediatric organizations declared youth mental health a national emergency and called for ‘strategies to meet these challenges… across the continuum of mental health promotion, prevention, and treatment’, we made it our mission to raise awareness of life coaching for kids as part of the mental health solution, because most people aren’t aware of it,” said Renaye Thornborrow, founder of Adventures is Wisdom, a company that has certified hundreds of life coaches for kids in over 30 countries since 2013.

The statistics – sourced from the Center of Disease Control, Department of Health and Human Services and Children’s Hospital Association – are alarming and include that self-injury and suicide in kids 5-17 years old increased 45% in the first half of 2021.

Download PDF (A4) – “Child Mental Health Matters” Infographic.Download PDF (8-1/2 x 11) – “Child Mental Health Matters” Infographic.Download jpeg – “Child Mental Health Matters” Infographic.The purpose of the infographic is to help raise awareness of the youth mental health crisis – and deliver hope!ġ.Centralizes key statistics for child mental healthĢ.Raises awareness of “prevention” as a missing link in child mental health solutions. Because youth mental health has been declared a national emergency, and US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has been in the media recently raising awareness of this issue, Adventures in Wisdom has created and released a free infographic called “Child Mental Health Matters”.

Youth mental health infographic