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Depression is a common and important health problem affecting the lives of many children and young adults. Depression is the leading cause of health-related disability. A proportion of depression cases begin in childhood and increase dramatically during adolescence. This systematic review aimed to estimate the global prevalence of depression or depressive symptoms in children and adolescents. Depression manifests with increasing frequency as early adult life approaches and represents an escalating set of impairments across personal, family, social and educational life of children and young people. This article explain that childhood depression is a serious mood disorder causing prolonged sadness, irritability, or hopelessness that impacts a child's relationships and activities, and it is treatable with talk therapy and medication. Risk factors include genetics, adverse life events, family stress, and co-occurring conditions like anxiety.