Below are a list of Mental Health Facts:
1 out of every 5 young people suffers from some form of diagnosable mental illness.
About 19% of young people contemplate or attempt suicide each year.
Suicide is the third leading cause of death among people ages 15–24, and the second leading cause of death in college students ages 20–24.
Over 66% of young people with a substance use disorder have a co-occurring mental health problem.
Teens diagnosed with depression are five times more likely to attempt suicide as adults than adults without psychiatric illness.
Over 2/3 of young people do not talk about or seek help for mental health problems.
44% of college students in America reported feeling symptoms of depression.
4 out of every 5 young people that contemplate or attempt suicide exhibit clear warning signs.
80–90% of people that seek the necessary form of mental health treatment can function the way they used to.
Stereotypes are one of the largest barriers preventing young people from seeking the help they need.
An estimated 5 million young females suffer from eating disorders each year and eating disorders are the deadliest mental illness claiming more lives than any other illness.
57.7 million adults suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder each year, 6% of adults suffer from severe mental disorders.
Major depressive disorder (depression) affects 14.8 million adults and is the leading cause of disability for people ages 15–44.
In 2002 over 31,000 people died by suicide.
Anxiety disorders are the most common mental disorders. Approximately 40 million adults suffer from anxiety disorders including, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and phobias (social phobia, agoraphobia, and specific phobia).
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