NEW: Public Health Matters Blog: The Early Years of Life Set the Stage for Life-long Mental Health
October 12, 2012
Half of all lifetime cases of mental, emotional and behavioral disorders begin by age 14 and three-quarters by age 24 (Kessler, 2005; IOM, 2009). Intervening early at the individual, family and community level can delay or prevent the on-set of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders (IOM 2009).
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