Boston.com, Dr. CLAIRE MCCARTHY, May 7, 2012
This first week in May is National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week–which is a great idea because for children, as for all of us, good mental health is just as important as good physical health. So–how aware are you?
Did you know that…
Mental illness is very common in children. One in five children suffers from some sort of mental health problem. They range from attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and autistic disorders to things that we tend to associate more with adults, like anxiety and depression and schizophrenia.