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In states with the lowest workforce, there is up 6 times the individuals to only 1 mental health professional. This includes psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, counselors, and psychiatric nurses combined.
http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/issues/state-mental-health-america

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1. About 20% of teens will experience depression before they reach adulthood.

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Four million children and adolescents in this country struggle with a serious mental disorder
http://www.namihelps.org/assets/PDFs/fact-sheets/Children-and-Adolescents/Facts-on-Childrens-Mental-Health--in-America.pdf

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 56% of American adults with a mental illness do not receive treatment.

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Among the 20.2 million adults in the U.S. who experienced a substance use disorder, 50.5%—10.2 million adults—had a co-occurring mental illness.⁸

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20% of teens seriously consider suicide each year
https://www.teentreatmentcenter.com/teen-mental-health-statistics/

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$100,000,000,000

The estimated economic cost of untreated mental illness in the U.S. This includes unemployment, unnecessary disability, substance abuse and more.

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56% of American adults with a mental illness do not receive treatment.

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about 1 in every 5 youth aged 13-18  experiences a severe mental disorder at some point in their life.
https://www.nami.org/learn-more/mental-health-by-the-numbers

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Suicide is the third leading cause of death in adolescents and young adults.

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About 43.8 million adults are encounter a state of a mental illness in a year. While 26% of homeless adult  that live in shelters have a state a metal illness.
https://www.nami.org/learn-more/mental-health-by-the-numbers

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It was found that teens now spend much less time interacting with their friends in person. Interacting with people face to face is one of the deepest wellsprings of human happiness; without it, our moods start to suffer and depression often follows.

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50% of all lifetime cases of mental health illness begin by the age of 14 and 75% by the age of 24
https://www.nami.org/getattachment/learn-more/mental-health-by-the-numbers/childrenmhfacts.pdf

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Mental health disorders are the most common health issues faced by our nation’s school-aged children.

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Mental health disorders are the most common health issues faced by our nation's school-aged children. One in five children suffers from a mental health or learning disorder, and 80% of chronic mental disorders begin in childhood. There is an urgent need to identify the signs of these conditions early in life if children are to get the care and support they need to thrive. ¹

Children struggling with mental health and learning disorders are at risk for poor outcomes in school and in life, and outdated approaches to discipline are only making matters worse. Instead of putting kids further at risk, schools should be identifying and supporting at-risk children. A widely deployed, integrated system of evidence-supported, school-based mental health and preventive services is needed. If we want to help our children and our schools, we cannot wait.

This report examines:

Negative effects (suspension, dropout) of mental health disorders in school

Early intervention and prevention programs

School-wide behavior plans and targeted interventions

Schools present an important opportunity for recognizing early signs of mental health problems in children. K-12 enrollment in the United States is around 55 million, ² providing our best chance to reach the 17.1 million young people who will be affected by mental health disorders before the age of 18. ³ Working together, parents, educators and professionals can ensure that all children reap the benefits of education and receive the support they deserve.

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2016 Children's Mental Health Report | Child Mind Institute

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Mental health disorders are the most common health issues faced by our nation's school-aged children. One in five children suffers from a mental health or learning disorder, and 80% of chronic mental disorders begin in childhood. There is an urgent need to identify the signs of these conditions early in life if children are to get ...

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An estimate of 800,000 people die by suicide each year globally.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/01/mental-illness-statistics_n_6193660.html

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An estimated 26% of homeless adults staying in shelters live with serious mental illness and an estimated 46% live with severe mental illness and/or substance use disorders.

https://www.nami.org/learn-more/mental-health-by-the-numbers

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In  Maine, the state with the best access, 41.4% of adults with a mental illness do not receive treatment.

http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/issues/state-mental-health-america

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1.1% of adults in the U.S. live with schizophrenia

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Learn about different mental health conditions' stats in easy to read info-graphics.

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79%

The percentage of all U.S. suicides committed by men.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/01/mental-illness-statistics_n_6193660.html

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Rates of youth with severe depression increased from 5.9% in 2012 to 8.2% in 2015. Even with severe depression, 76% of youth are left with no or insufficient treatment
http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/issues/state-mental-health-america

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Less than 50% of teens that have a mental health disorder do not get help with their disorder.
https://www.teentreatmentcenter.com/teen-mental-health-statistics/

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In 2013, depression was the second leading cause of years lived with a disability worldwide, behind lower back pain. In 26 countries, depression was the primary driver of disability.2
https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/statistics/mental-health-statistics-depression

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smartphone ownership crossed the 50 percent threshold in late 2012 – right when teen depression and suicide began to increase.

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An estimated 26% of homeless adults staying in shelters live with serious mental illness and an estimated 46% live with severe mental illness and/or substance use disorders.
https://www.nami.org/learn-more/mental-health-by-the-numbers

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1 in 25 adults in the U.S suffer from a mental health issue https://www.nami.org/learn-more/mental-health-by-the-numbers

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17.3% of adolescents that had a major episode of depression were female while only 5.7% were male.
https://www.teenhelp.com/teen-depression/teen-depression-statistics/

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1 in 5 adults have mental illness  That's over 40 million Americans; more than the populations of New York and Florida combined.
http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/issues/state-mental-health-america

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Approximately 1 in 5 adults in the U.S experiences mental illness in a given year.
https://www.nami.org/learn-more/mental-health-by-the-numbers

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Major Depression Disorder affects about 14.8 million adults (18+) in a year (6.7%).
www.dbsalliance.org/site/PageServer?pagename=education_statistics_depression

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1 in 5 young people suffer from a mental illness, yet only 4% of the national budget is spent on mental health
http://teenmentalhealth.org/learn/mental-disorders/