8.3 Million US Adolescents Received Mental Health Care in 2023, Survey Finds

Meeting with a provider in an outpatient environment was the most common type of therapy for mental health issues.

A group of teens look at a photograph taken on a smartphone in Times Square in New York City on Dec. 1, 2017. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Around 8.3 million young people between the ages of 12 and 17 received counseling, medication, or another form of mental health therapy in 2023, according to a report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

This is equivalent to nearly one-third of the adolescents in the U.S. undergoing treatment for mental health issues, according to the findings released from SAMHSA’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health.