全世界14亿儿童中至少10%有精神卫生问题。这些儿童中的五分之四居住在发展中国家,几乎得不到有效的帮助。大量的精神卫生问题是由于儿童的疾病和外伤引起的。如果普通的卫生措施——如更好的出生后保健和免疫——能够得到实行的话,这些疾患本来是可以予防的。对儿童社会心理发展的其他已知而又不可避免的危险仍然存在。例如视力不足,这只要化上2美元的检查费和一副眼镜的钱就可以矫正。有时却因为缺乏经费而毫无办法;有时是因为对儿童精神卫生的重要性缺乏认识;有时是因为文化障碍阻止了改善卫生的方法广泛应用。 At least 10% of the world’s 1.4 billion children have mental health problems. Four-fifths of these children live in developing countries and have almost no effective help. A large number of mental health problems are caused by children’s diseases and injuries. If ordinary health measures, such as better post-natal care and immunization, can be implemented, these disorders can be prevented. Other known and unavoidable dangers to the development of children’s psychology are still present. For example, if there is insufficient vision, this can be corrected by merely paying a $2 inspection fee and a pair of glasses. Sometimes there is no way for them because of lack of funds; sometimes it is because of the lack of awareness of the importance of children’s mental health; sometimes it is due to cultural barriers that prevent the improvement of the methods of health from being widely used.