Spending on Children’s Mental Health Disorders Grew By 37% Over 3-Year Period
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Between 2006 and 2008, total spending on mental health disorders for children in the United States grew by 37%. In 2008, expenditures for mental health disorders for children totaled $12.2 billion and amounted to 10.6% of total spending ($114.5 billion) on treatment for children for all conditions in that year. In 2006, expenditures for mental health disorders for children totaled $8.9 billion and amounted to 9% of total spending ($98.8 billion) on treatment for children... Full Article (all members)
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