1 in 5 kids has mental illness

Only 1 In 50 Gets Treatment In India While Ratio Is 1:3 In West:
Study
Kounteya Sinha TNN

New Delhi: One in 5 children in developing countries like India has a mental health problem. Globally, mental health problems affect 10–20% of children and adolescents. However, while 1 in 3 people with a mental health problem in wealthy nations receive treatment, in developing countries, it is as few as 1 in 50.
One of the main reasons for this is that there is an overall shortage of 2.39 lakh mental health workers (17.3 workers per one lakh population in lowincome countries and 14.9 per lakh population in middle-income countries). For young people, neuropsychiatric disorders are a leading cause of health-related burden, accounting for 15–30% of the disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) lost during the first three .......More