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Basic Facts About Mental Health

Anyone can have a mental illness, regardless of age, gender, race or income.

Mental illnesses are more common than cancer, diabetes, heart disease or AIDS.
One in five adults has a diagnosable mental disorder.
One in four families will have a member with mental illness.
Mental illness can occur at any age, but most often appears for the first time between
the ages of 25 and 44.
Nearly two-thirds of all people with a diagnosable mental disorder do not seek treatment.
With proper treatment, as many as 8 in 10 people suffering from a mental illness can
return to normal, productive lives, and almost everyone receives some benefit from treatment.
Mental illness can and should be treated.

Children and Mental Health Fast Facts

Mental health problems affect one in every five young people.
One in every 10 young people age 9 or older, or about 4 million, has a serious
emotional disturbance that severely disrupts daily life.
Among children, boys and girls are at equal risk for developing depression.
Children who develop depression often have a family history of the illness,
many time a parent who has depression at an early age.
One a young persons experiences a major depression, he or she has a greater risk of
developing another depression or mental health problem within the next 5 years.
Untreated mental health problems can lead to suicide, which is the sixth leading
cause of death for 5 to 14 year olds.