Child Well-Being Declined Between 2016 & 2020; Anxiety & Depression Rose

Since 2016, nationwide measures of child well-being have declined. In particular, between 2016 and 2020, the incidence childhood anxiety and depression rose.

The assessment of child well-being was based on a trend analysis of responses to the National Survey of Children’s Health for 2016 to 2020. The researchers did not report an “overall” score for child well-being. For the analysis, well-being was defined in terms of the incidence of common health conditions, positive health behaviors, health care access and utilization, and family well-being and stressors. The components of each factor were as follows:

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