Mental Health Awareness Statistics
I'm not sure about you, but for me personally, hearing and seeing different statistics regarding mental health really make me think about the mental health industry and why these things happen. The following statistics come up for dozens even hundreds of reasons. Our world is continuting to advance in education, technology, opportunities, and more. However, with that comes the responsibility to continue to educate and advance the mental health industry and services for those who need it.
"37% of students with a mental health condition age 14 and older drop out of school- the highest dropout rate of any disability group."
"LGBTQ+ individuals are 2 or more times more likely as straight individuals to have a mental health conditon."
"Nearly 60% of adults with a mental illness didn't recieve mental health services in the previous year."
"Nearly 50% of youth aged 8-15 didn't receive mental health services in the previous year."
"Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. adults live with a mental illness."
"Suicide was the tenth leading cause of death overall in the United States, claiming the lives of neraly 45,000 people."
How do these statistics make you feel? What are some changes we can make to make these statistics drop? Are you surpised by these numbers?
@radiantrey I would think most mental health problems are the result of growing distance of humans from one another. So while professional help is an aid, I would think the root lies amongst us. We need to interact genuinely, and be afraid less of the world. This will allow people to come together and trust one another more and at a deeper level.
@Fristo What an eye-opening and amazing point. I definitely agree. We need to make a difference.
Experienced professionals who are successful at treating mental health problems almost never conclude they are the result of growing distance of humans from one another.
Indeed, one of the theories about it is that humans originally evolved to live in small tribes, but in modern times many of us are forced into contact with far too many other people. It's said that people who still live in small tribes tend to have fewer mental health problems—for example, people who live in very religious communities and who have limited contact with outsiders.
On the other hand, people who use social media and constantly interact with hundreds or thousands of strangers are putting themselves at risk, according to this theory.
So if this theory is true it would mean we need to trust our instincts about keeping strangers at a distance and be more afraid of the world.
This could be why family-based therapies work, and why 7 Cups is divided up into subcommunities, I suppose.
@Fristo
@RarelyCharlie Yes, it is not the 'number' that counts, it is about having few good relations, even if it is a small community, it needs to feel as a family, that is the main thing.
Guess a problem with the modern society is of growing skepticism, even within our family, let alone the outside world. So, in that sense, we need to come together again. Need to be genuine even if discarded, and then we can have true relations down the line, saving ourselves from mental illnesses. From what I can think. :)