2021
13.84% of youth (age 12-17) report suffering from at least one major depressive episode (MDE) in the past year.
Childhood depression is more likely to persist into adulthood if gone untreated.
The number of youth experiencing MDE increased by 206,000 from last year's dataset.
The state prevalence of youth with MDE ranges from 10.53% in the District of Columbia to 17.57% in Oregon.