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(2.1%) and autism spectrum disorders (1.1%). 25% of children in need of mental health care get the help they need. 8.8% of adolescents report current illicit drug users. 20.8% of adolescents report binge-drinking (five or more drinks of alcohol in a row within two hours) in the past 30 days. 8.6% of students tried marijuana for the first time before age 13. African American and Latino youth are more likely to drink alcohol for the first time before age 13 (21.0% and 21.8% vs. 16.7%). African American and Latino youth are more likely to try marijuana for the first time before age 13 (11.5% and 11.7% vs. 6.6%). Reduction of alcohol and drug use is associated with better attendance rates. There is a 10% increase in attendance for every year that the student delays beginning marijuana or alcohol use. School-based mental health centers Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America School staff, including school health team Teen and unplanned pregnancies 3 in 10 teen American girls will get pregnant at least once before age 20. Teenage birth rates in African American and Latino communities are three and four times higher than in Caucasian communities. Teens who become pregnant are more likely to be chronically absent, less likely to stay in school, and less likely to complete high school or college. School and health, counseling and social services, including access to contraception. Community health providers School staff, including school health team Planned Parenthood Local adolescent health community organizations Vision 25 percent of school-aged children have some form of vision impairment. Low-income and minority are at greater risk of under diagnosis and under treatment of vision problems and unmet need for vision care services., Students with vision impairments are at an increased risk of disengagement from school and are more likely to develop social and emotional problems. School-based vision screening programs Local vision providers School staff, including school health team, Community organizations, such as local Lions Clubs Local eyeglasses stores