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Suicidal Thoughts? Help is Available
If you or anyone you know is having thoughts of suicide,
please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:
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It’s Time to Do Better
There is a culture of silence and shame around mental health conditions that can lead to hesitatation in
reaching out for help. That mentality can cause their mental and physical health to deteriorate.
Mental health conditions cause more days of lost work and drag productivity lower than many other chronic
conditions, such as diabetes, asthma, and arthritis. Patients dealing with a mental health condition
being twice as likely to have a coexisting chronic condition.
Counting the Cost of Mental Health
$200 billion
Estimated annual spending in the U.S. due to mental health conditions
Estimated annual spending in the U.S. due to mental health conditions
$17 billion
Annual cost of mental health conditions to U.S. employers from productivity loss
Annual cost of mental health conditions to U.S. employers from productivity loss
16 million
Missed workdays per year in the U.S. due to mental health conditions
Missed workdays per year in the U.S. due to mental health conditions
43 percent
Adults with a mental illness receiving treatment each year according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness
Adults with a mental illness receiving treatment each year according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness
32 hours
Caregivers spend weekly providing care to family members with a mental health condition
Caregivers spend weekly providing care to family members with a mental health condition
40 million
U.S. adults with an anxiety disorder. Symptoms interfer with relationships, schoolwork, and job performance
U.S. adults with an anxiety disorder. Symptoms interfer with relationships, schoolwork, and job performance
17+ million
U.S. adults with a depressive episode each year; causing loss of energy, guilt, hopelessness and loss of self-esteem
U.S. adults with a depressive episode each year; causing loss of energy, guilt, hopelessness and loss of self-esteem
50-70 million
Americans affected by sleep disorders; resulting in constant fatigue, mood changes and concentration lapses
Americans affected by sleep disorders; resulting in constant fatigue, mood changes and concentration lapses
20 percent
U.S. adults living with a mental health condition. Everyone is thinking about it… but no one is talking about Mental Health
U.S. adults living with a mental health condition. Everyone is thinking about it… but no one is talking about Mental Health