Key Conditions
Key Conditions
- Depression and Anxiety: One in five children and adolescents have a diagnosable mental health disorder.
- Eating Disorders: According to a report by the AAP, the mean age of a child with an eating disorder is 12.5 years old
- Substance Use Disorder: Substance use is prevalent among adolescents, with alcohol, cannabis, and tobacco being the most used substances in this age group.
- Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs): Adolescents account for nearly half of all reported cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis (all stages).
- Menstrual Disorders: Within a couple years of their first period, between 50 to 75 percent of young women start to experience painful menstrual cramps, known as dysmenorrhea.