Mental Health
by the Numbers
by the Numbers
1 in 5 U.S. adults will experience this each year.
What is mental illness.
A condition characterized by a clinically significant disturbance in an individuals cognition, emotional regulation, or behavior, and is usually associated with distress or impairment in important areas of functioning.
What is Mental Health Disorders?
A developmental disorder defined by inattention, disorganization and hyperactivity.
What is ADHD?
ADHD is most commonly diagnosed in young people. An estimated 8.8% of children aged 4-17 have ADHD. While ADHD is usually diagnosed in childhood, it does not only affect children. An estimated 4.4% of adults aged 18-44 have ADHD.
The bodies chemical mesengers.
What is neurotransmitters?
What is 988
Suicide is the second leading cause of death among this age group?
What is ages 10-24
A form of psychological treatment that has been demonstrated to be effective for a range of problems including depression, anxiety disorders, alcohol and drug use problems, marital problems, eating disorders, and severe mental illness.
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or CBT?
Source:https://www.apa.org/ptsd-guideline/patients-and-families/cognitive-behavioral
A group of related conditions, characterized by persistent, excessive fear or worry in situations that are not threatening.
What is Anxiety Disorders?
Anxiety disorders are the most common mental health concern in the United States. Over 40 million adults in the U.S. (19.1%) have an anxiety disorder. Meanwhile, approximately 7% of children aged 3-17 experience issues with anxiety each year.
Source: https://www.nami.org/types-of-conditions/anxiety-disorders/
A monoamines neurotransmitter that facilitates the bodies reward system.
What is Dopamine?
Source:https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/22513-neurotransmitters
A mental health disorder characterized by excessive and compulsive usage that affects daily functioning and overall well-being.
What is Social Media Addiction?
Source:Amirthalingam J, Khera A. Understanding Social Media Addiction: A Deep Dive. Cureus. 2024 Oct 27;16(10):e72499. doi: 10.7759/cureus.72499. PMID: 39600781; PMCID: PMC11594359.
1 in 7 U.S. citizens belonging to this age group experience a mental health disorder each year?
A structured type psychotherapy with a strong educational component designed to provide skills for managing intense emotions and negotiating social relationships. Originally developed to curb the self-destructive impulses of chronic suicidal patients, it is also the treatment of choice for borderline personality disorder, emotion dysregulation, and a growing array of psychiatric conditions.
What is Dialectical Behavioral Therapy or DBT?
Source: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapy-types/dialectical-behavior-therapy
A mental health disorder characterized by physiological and psychological responses that occurs in individuals who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event.
What is Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
About 4.1% of the U.S. adult population (over 8 million people) experiences PTSD.
Source:https://www.nami.org/types-of-conditions/posttraumatic-stress-disorder/
An inhibitory neurotransmitter that helps regulate mood, sleep patterns, sexuality, anxiety, appetite and pain.
What is Serotonin?
Source:https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/22513-neurotransmitters
Advancements in this technology is quickly spreading across many industries including health care and has become integrated into many of our daily activities.
What is AI?
AI is being used increasingly more for administrative, training, detection and clinical support purposes across medical and mental health fields. In 2023, the Biden Administration released an Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence.
In 2025, the Trump Administration revoked this Executive Order on AI. The Trump Administration has issued a new executive order that focuses on removing barriers to innovation and positioning the U.S. as a global leader in AI.
Source:
American Psychological Association. (2025, March 12). Artificial intelligence in mental health care. https://www.apa.org/practice/artificial-intelligence-mental-health-care
These three states scored the worst in the U.S. for mental health, with the highest prevalence rates of mental illness and lowest rates of access to mental health care.
What is Alabama, Arizona and Nevada?
Source:https://mhanational.org/the-state-of-mental-health-in-america/data-rankings/ranking-guidelines/
A medical practitioner specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness with medication and behavioral interventions.
What is Psychiatrist
A condition characterized by a lack of energy and feelings hopelessness and or worthlessness present in multiple areas of a person’s life along with persistent sadness over at least two weeks
What is Major Depressive Disorder.
About 15.5% of U.S. adults experience major depressive disorder in a given year. People of all ages and all racial, ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds experience depression, but it does appear to be more prevalent in some groups than others.
Source: https://www.nami.org/types-of-conditions/depression/
The most common excitatory neurotransmitter of your nervous system. It’s the most abundant neurotransmitter in your brain and plays a key role in cognitive functions like thinking, learning and memory.
What is Glutamate?
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/22513-neurotransmitters
Up to 95% of people in this age group report using at least one social media platform. Two-thirds report using social media daily and one-third report using social media "almost constantly"
What is ages 13-17?
The 3 metrics that had the largest effect on Nevada's overall mental health ranking.
What is Youth with Major Depressive Episode's in the past year (ranked 50), adults with a Substance Use Disorder (rank 46), and the percentage of youth who went without any preventive care (rank 51).
https://mhanational.org/the-state-of-mental-health-in-america/data-rankings/ranking-guidelines/
Medications that affect the mind, emotions, and behavior.
What is Psychotropic medications.
A mental illness that causes dramatic shifts in a person’s mood, energy and ability to think clearly. People with this condition experience high and low moods—known as mania and depression
What is Bipolar Disorder?
The average age-of-onset is about 25, but it can occur in the teens, or more uncommonly, in childhood. The condition affects men and women equally, with about 2.8% of the U.S. population diagnosed with bipolar disorder
Source:https://www.nami.org/types-of-conditions/bipolar-disorder/
The most common inhibitory neurotransmitter of your nervous system, particularly in your brain. It regulates brain activity to prevent problems in the areas of anxiety, irritability, concentration, sleep, seizures and depression.
What is Gamma-aminobutryic acid (GABA).
Source: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/22513-neurotransmitters
46% of adolescents aged 13-17 reported social media had a negative impact on this.
What is body image?