Mental illiness: The big picture

* 20% of American adults have some form of mental illness – 45.9 million people.

* 20% of that number – 9.2 million people – have some form of substance dependence or abuse.* 20% of American adults have some form of mental illness – 45.9 million people.

* 20% of that number – 9.2 million people – have some form of substance dependence or abuse.

* Focusing on young adults, 29% of the U.S. population between 18 and 25 years old have some form of mental illness.

* Mental illness costs the country about $193 billion annually in lost wages

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Center for Biotechnology Information (of the National Institutes of Health)

* Focusing on young adults, 29% of the U.S. population between 18 and 25 years old have some form of mental illness.

* Mental illness costs the country about $193 billion annually in lost wages

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Center for Biotechnology Information (of the National Institutes of Health)



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