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Depression is a common mental disorder. Globally, more than 300 million people of all ages suffer from depression. Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide, and is a major contributor to the overall global burden of disease. More women are affected by depression than men. At its worst, depression can lead to suicide.
Kids do suffer from mental health problems, explains Kathy HoganBruen, PhD, senior director of prevention for the National Mental Health Association (NMHA). Childhood depression is very real and very common, but also very treatable, says HoganBruen. In fact, depression affects as many as one in every 33 children and one in eight adolescents, according to the Federal Center for Mental Health Services. There is no one thing that causes depression in children, according to the NMHA's Children's Mental Health Matters campaign.