Table 3.
12-Month Mental Health Prevalence Rates of Foster Youth ages 19 to 26.
| Midwest Study | Casey National Study | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 19 | 21 | 26 | 20–26 |
| Diagnostic Measure | CIDI | CIDI | ||
| Type of Mental Health Disorder | ||||
| Major Depression | 5.6 | 7.6 | - | 15.1 |
| ODD/CD | - | |||
| PTSD | 6.0 | 7.9 | - | 20.1 |
| ADHD | - | |||
| Mania | - | |||
| Any Mental Health Disorder | 25.0 | 14.2 | - | 48.4 |
| Type of Substance Use Disorder | ||||
| Alcohol Abuse | 7.6 | 7.3 | 16.0 | |
| Alcohol Dependence | 3.0 | 6.9 | 13.0 | 3.5 |
| Any Alcohol | 14.2 | 12.3 | ||
| Drug Abuse | 9.3 | 3.7 | 23.0 | |
| Drug Dependence | 3.2 | 2.9 | 20.0 | 3.8 |
| Any Drug | 5.4 | 7.9 | ||
| Any Substance Use Disorder | 15.8 | 18.2 | ||