FACTS:

·         1 in 5 children ages 13-18 have or will have a serious mental illness

·         1 in 25 adults in America live with a serious mental illness

·         Mental Health affects everyone regardless of culture, race, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation 

CONSEQUENCES:

·         10.2 million adults have co-occuring mental health and addiction disorders

·         26% of homeless adults live with serious mental illness

·         24% of state prisoners have a recent history of a mental health condition 

IMPACT:

·         50% of students age 14+ with a mental illness drop out of high school

·         70% of youth in state and local juvenile justice systems have a mental illness

·         Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide

·         Serious mental illness costs America $193.2 billion in lost earning every year

·         Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death in youth ages 15-24

·         Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the US

·         90% of those who die by suicide have an underlying mental illness 

TREATMENT:

·         60% of adults with a mental illness didn’t receive mental health services in the previous year

·         50% of youth aged 8-15 didn’t receive mental health services in the previous year 

Source: National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)