If Your Children Are Headed Off To Summer Camp, Could They Suffer From Anxiety Or Depression?

About six million children in the United States attend summer camp each year and 24 percent of children ages 6 to 12 attend summer day-care programs. Parents want their children to be safe and healthy. One aspect of health that is sometimes overlooked during these decisions is mental health. Unfamiliar environments may be an anxiety trigger for some children, and adolescence brings stressors of its own.

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Filed under: Psychology on May 22nd, 2008