The Mental Health Landscape in America
Approximately 1 in 5 adults in the United States have a mental illness.
People owe at least $220 billion in medical debt in the United States.
People with severe mental illness are 2 to 3 times more likely to die early than those who do not have serious mental health diagnoses.
Approximately 5.5% of U.S. adults have a serious mental illness (i.e. schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depression).
People who have a severe mental illness are less likely to get screened for serious medical conditions, like cancer.
Nearly 1 in 3 adults say they haven’t taken their medications as prescribed due to costs.
Mental illness costs the U.S. economy $282 billion a year – the equivalent of a recession. This estimate includes income loss, treatment costs, less consumption, and less likelihood of making investments.
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