Depression Statistics

• 3.1 million young people between the ages of 12 and 17 have experienced at least one major depressive episode in the past year in the United States
• 2 to 3 percent of children ages 6 to 12 may have serious depression
• 19.4 percent of adolescent girls have experienced a major depressive episode
• 6.4 percent of adolescent boys have experienced a major depressive episode
• 70 percent of adolescents who experienced a major depressive episode in the past year, experienced a severe impairment
• 60 percent of children and adolescents with depression are not getting any type of treatment
• 19 percent of children with depression saw a health care professional for treatment
• 2 percent of children with depression were treated with medication alone