"Good emotional and behavioral health enhances a child's sense of well-being, leads to satisfying social relationships at home and with peers, and leads to achievement of full academic potential. Children with emotional and behavioral difficulties may have problems managing their emotions, focusing on tasks, and/or controlling their behavior. These difficulties, which may persist throughout a child’s development and can lead to lifelong disability, are usually first noticed by parents. Parents’ reports are crucial to alerting doctors about their child’s emotional and behavioral difficulties and to obtaining mental health services." Source: National Institute of Mental Health and 2005 Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
Link to online report (data tables also available)
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