The Unfortunate Facts about Mental Illness

1 in 5 US adults experience mental illness each year.

Despite moderately effective treatments, as antipsychotic medications and psycho-social interventions.

1 in 20 US adults experience a serious illness each year.

Clinicians often don't recognize the initial presentation of Schizophrenia/Bipolar Disorder.

1 in 6 youths 6-17 experience a mental health disorder.

Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder don't receive timely treatments due to misdiagnosis.

50% of all lifetime mental illnesses begin by age 14, 75% by age 24.

Patients experience multiple hospitalizations, socioeconomic disadvantages that can last for decades.

Suicide is the second leading cause of death in youths 10-14.

Following an initial episode of psychosis patients aged 16-30 have a 24-fold increase in risk of death within one year.