Definition: Estimated percentage of youth ages 12-17 receiving psychological or emotional counseling in the previous 12 months, among those needing help for emotional or mental health problems (e.g., in 2017-2018, 44.8% of California youth needing help for emotional or mental health problems received counseling in the previous year).
Data Source: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, California Health Interview Survey (Aug. 2020).
Footnote: These estimates are based on a survey of the population and are subject to both sampling and nonsampling error. For more information, visit the California Health Interview Survey.
