Mental Health Report from NYEC

This nationwide survey and report received responses from 564 organizations across 49 of the 50 states along with 3 focus groups comprised of the youth that the respondents serve.

This report identifies the many challenges practitioners face on micro and macro levels, insights into what young people are experiencing, and the types of interventions and support that are needed.

Key Findings

• Most youth employment programs indicated that their youth cannot access mental health services when they need them. 60% percent of respondents estimated that fewer than half the youth could access mental health support in their community when needed. 

• Anxiety and depression are the most observed mental health conditions among youth. 93% of all respondents stated that they have “observed” anxiety amongst their youth, while 90% of respondents stated they “observed” depression. 

• 64% of respondents did not have a process for screening and/or monitoring youth people for mental health needs. Moreover, 60% of these respondents estimated that more than half of their youth need mental health support. 

• 89% of respondents indicated they did not have sufficient resources to deliver quality mental health training to staff. 72% of respondents do not track if youth receive needed mental services.

Learn more about the report and additional findings from our Supporting Youth Mental Health in the Workforce System (August 18, 2022) Webinar.

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• Resource Publication Date: 2022
• Organizational Author(s): National Youth Employment Coalition (NYEC)
• Posted by: Katie Mehle
• Posted in: Youth Connections