- One in five American adults experienced a mental health issue
- One in 10 young people experienced a period of major depression
- One in 25 Americans lived with a serious mental illness, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depression
- Approximately 26% of homeless adults have a mental illness.
- Approx. 24% of state prisoners have a mental illness.
- 16 million Americans live with depression
- Approx. 43.8. Million adults worldwide experience mental illness a year.
- 90% of suicides are contributed to mental illness.
- Half of chronic if mental illness show signs as early as age 14.
- It is possible to live with mental illness with guidance and support.
Facts courtesy of the National Alliances for Mental Illness
NAMI.” NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness. Ed. Nami. NAMI, 2015. Web. 07 May 2017.
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