Statistics
What percentage of youth in the U.S. reported a substance use disorder in the past year?
6%
20%
10%
46%
6%
It is impossible to prevent a mental health condition.
False - prevention focuses on addressing known risk factors, such as exposure to trauma.
Characterized by excessive fear and worry
Anxiety
What percentage of youth with major depression do not receive any mental health treatment?
6%
43%
60%
23%
60%
It is impossible to recover from a mental health condition.
False - recovery refers to the process in which people can live, work, and participate fully in their communities.
Characterized by feeling sad, irritable, and empty. Having a loss of pleasure or interest in activities.
Depression
What was NYC's previous mental health initiative called before 988?
NYCWells
What is the rate of patient to mental health provider?
10:1
100:1
250:1
350:1
350 individuals for every 1 mental health provider
Young children can show early warning signs of mental health concerns.
True - roughly 50% of all mental health disorders display first signs before a person turns 15 years old.
Characterized by experiencing alternating depressive episodes with periods of manic symptoms.
Bipolar Disorder
When are 988 services available?
24/7
What percentage of adults in the United States live with a serious mental illness?
1%
4%
15%
33%
1 in 25, or 4%
Every child with a diagnosable mental health condition receives the treatment they need.
False, only roughly half do.
Characterized by having an exposure to an extremely threatening or horrific event, then re-experiencing those events and avoiding thoughts and memories of the event or activities/situations/people reminiscent of the event.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Why is having a call center dedicated to mental health support helpful to law enforcement?
Decreases automatic law enforcement response, decreases traffic to 911 call centers
What percentage of American adults will have a diagnosable mental health condition any given year?
13%
31%
20%
100%
1 in 5, or 20%
People with severe mental illnesses are over 10x more likely to commit a violent crime.
False - those with severe mental illnesses are actually 10x more likely to be the VICTIM of a violent crime.
Characterized by significant impairments in perception and changes in behavior, such as delusions, disorganized thinking, or extreme agitation.
Schizophrenia
How do non-police response teams increase the effectiveness of a mental health call centers?
The mobile crisis response team and pre-arrest diversion programs are meant to divert 911 law enforcement responses when unneeded and provide clinical mental health responses.