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Of course, we’ve come a long way in the last 150 years.
However, mental illness is still a very serious problem and
has not gotten the attention it deserves. It has a direct
negative impact on millions of lives, education, the
economy and how we’re projected as a nation on a
worldwide stage.
According to NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
in 2015 the statistics on mental illness in America are
staggering:
Approximately 1 in 5 adults in the U.S.—43.8 million,
or 18.5% - experiences mental illness in a given year
Approximately 1 in 25 adults in the U.S.—9.8 million,
or 4.0%—experiences a serious mental illness in a
given year that substantially interferes with or limits
one or more major life activities
1.1% of adults in the U.S. live with schizophrenia
2.6% of adults in the U.S. live with bipolar disorder
CONSEQUENCES OF LACK OF TREATMENT:
Serious mental illness costs America $193.2 billion in
lost earnings per year
Mood disorders, including major depression,
dysthymic disorder and bipolar disorder, are the third
most common cause of hospitalization in the U.S. for
40