Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health
Part 8 - Office of Health Policy and Planning
Subpart 90 - Planning and Resource Development
Chapter 03 - Mental Health
Section 15-8-90-03-301 - Mental Health Needs in Mississippi
Section 15-8-90-03-301.01 - Mental Health Needs of Children/Adolescents

Precise data concerning the size of the country's population of children and adolescents with emotional or mental disorders remain difficult to obtain. The National Institute of Mental Health estimates the prevalence of any mental disorder nationally among adolescents, aged thirteen (13) to eighteen (18), is 49.5 percent with an estimated 22.2 percent having a severe impairment. The methodology adjusts for socio-economic differences across states. In Fiscal Year 2018, the fourteen (14) CMHCs served 34,795 children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbance. (Note: Totals might include some duplication across community mental health centers and other nonprofit programs).