The National Academies’ Forum for Children’s Well-being held a 3-day workshop in May 2022. This quote is from a book that highlights proceedings from the workshops, which featured nationally known experts on topics related to child development. The book can be found online (https://doi.org/10.17226/26669) as well as the workshop recording.

Amy Knight, MHA, president of the Children’s Hospital Association, said “about 1 in 285 children will be diagnosed with cancer, and 1 in 13 have food allergies. However, 1 in 5 children experience a mental health condition annually” and “50 percent of mental health conditions start before age 14, but that it takes an average of 11 years from when children first experience symptoms to when they start to receive treatment.”