Original question:
Please indicate how much you agree or disagree with the following statement: Children and teens now have more mental health problems than they did 10 years ago.
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U.S. opinions on whether child and teen mental illness has increased 2021
Of U.S. adults surveyed in 2021, 68 percent agreed that mental health problems among children and teens have increased over the last 10 years. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults who agreed or disagreed with the statement "children and teens now have more mental health problems than they did 10 years ago" as of 2021.
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American Psychological Association. (May 2, 2021). Percentage of U.S. adults who agreed that children and teens now have more mental illness than they did 10 years ago as of 2021 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/1243403/us-adult-opinion-child-mental-illness/
American Psychological Association. "Percentage of U.S. adults who agreed that children and teens now have more mental illness than they did 10 years ago as of 2021." Chart. May 2, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/1243403/us-adult-opinion-child-mental-illness/
American Psychological Association. (2021). Percentage of U.S. adults who agreed that children and teens now have more mental illness than they did 10 years ago as of 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/1243403/us-adult-opinion-child-mental-illness/
American Psychological Association. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Agreed That Children and Teens Now Have More Mental Illness than They Did 10 Years Ago as of 2021." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 2 May 2021, /statistics/1243403/us-adult-opinion-child-mental-illness/
American Psychological Association, Percentage of U.S. adults who agreed that children and teens now have more mental illness than they did 10 years ago as of 2021 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1243403/us-adult-opinion-child-mental-illness/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
Percentage of U.S. adults who agreed that children and teens now have more mental illness than they did 10 years ago as of 2021 [Graph], American Psychological Association, May 2, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1243403/us-adult-opinion-child-mental-illness/
