* 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)