Mental Health Matters: Key Resources
- National Alliance on Mental Illness
- MentalHealth.gov
- Mental Health America
- National Institute of Mental Health
- Medline Plus: Mental Health
Startling Statistics – Consequences of Lack of Mental Health Treatment
- Serious mental illness costs America $193.2 billion in lost earnings per year.
- Mood disorders are the third most common cause of U.S. hospitalization for ages 18–44.
- Individuals living with serious mental illness face an increased risk of having chronic medical conditions.
- Adults in the U.S. living with serious mental illness die on average 25 years earlier than others.
- Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S. and 2nd leading cause of death for ages 15–24.
- Each day an estimated 18-22 veterans die by suicide.
