One in 4
children experiences a mental health disorder annually, 73 and half
of those who will have a mental health disorder at some point in their life will first be
diagnosed at age 14 or
younger.74 Furthermore, about half
of all
children will experience a traumatic event — such as the death
of a
parent, violence, or extreme poverty — before they reach adulthood.75 And as the opioid epidemic continues to grow, students are coming to school affected by a
parent's addiction as well as the havoc and instability that it can wreak on family life.76 In addition, as students experience other issues — such as puberty; family matters, like divorce; and bullying — having supportive trained adults to talk to in school is critical for improving their well - being and attention to learning.
All studies agreed that mother
younger than 30 years old,
child younger than 6 years old, recently time
diagnosed, low educational level, low monthly income and single
parent were related to high level
of parenting stress
of children with autistic disorder.