ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH IN COLORADO
Among U.S. children and adolescents aged 10 to 19, approximately 11% are estimated to suffer from a serious mental disorder that causes significant functional impairment in their day-to-day lives at home, in school and with peers. In Colorado, this translates to an estimated:
- 70,288 young people suffering from serious mental illness with significant functional impairment.
(1999, Report of the U.S. Surgeon General & 2008, U.S. Census Estimates)
Among adolescents 12 to 17 years old in Colorado:
- 9% suffered an episode of major depression
- 5% experienced illicit drug dependence or abuse
- 7% experienced alcohol dependence or abuse
(2006-2007, SAMHSA, National Survey on Drug Use and Health Promotion)
ADOLESCENT SUICIDE IN COLORADO
- Suicide is the second leading cause of death for 11 to 21 year-olds. Between 1999 and 2006, 586 of these young people died by suicide. (CDC, WISQARS Database)
- High school students reported in 2005 that within the last 12-month period:
- 25 % felt sad and hopeless enough over a two-week period to halt usual activity
- 14 % thought seriously about suicide
- 11 % made a plan for suicide
- 7 % attempted suicide
- 1 % made a suicide attempt that required medical attention
(CDC, Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance)
TEENSCREEN IN COLORADO
TeenScreen Schools and Communities sites: 8
The first local TeenScreen program was established: 2002
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Colorado Division of Mental Health
3824 West Princeton Circle
Denver, CO 80236
www.cdhs.state.co.us/dmh
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