Mental Disorders and Disabilities Among Low-Income Children

by Institute of Medicine, Board on the Health of Select Populations, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, et al.

Children living in poverty are more likely to have mental health problems, and their conditions are more likely to be severe. Of the approximately 1.3 million children who were recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability benefits in 2013, about 50% were disabled primarily due to a mental disorder. An increase in the number of children who are recipients of SSI benefits due to mental disorders has been observed through several decades...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309376858
• ISBN13: 9780309376853
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 472 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.9"