The U.S. is facing “an acute escalation” in mental and behavioral health incidents, especially among children, according to a national survey of county governments.

The National Association of Counties, a nonprofit founded in 1935 to represent the nation’s elected county officials and employees, released the nationally representative survey of 232 county governments on Thursday. 

It found that 75% of counties reported an increase in behavioral health incidents in the past year and 89% said the tally is up from five years a …