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People with mental illness are usually violent or unpredictable.
What is false. People with mental illness are more likely to be a victim of violence than perpetrator; except in cases of self-harm, where globally more than twice as many people die from suicide as due from homicide each year.
Ratio of adults in America who experience a mental illness.
What is 1 in 5. 43.8 million adults experience a mental illness in a given year. Nearly 1 in 25 (10 million) in America live with a serious mental illness.
This American-born actress diagnosed with OCD was one of Charlie's Angels (the remake), and is also known as the voice of Fiona in Shrek.
Who is Cameron Diaz.
Others with OCD: Howie Mandel, Leonardo DiCaprio, David Beckham, Alec Baldwin.
Of the 400 types of mental illness, most fall into these 5 categories.
What is eating disorder, mood disorder, impulse/addiction disorder, anxiety disorder, and psychotic disorder.
Number of years that a person's life expectancy is shortened if they have a serious mental illness.
What is 25. Individuals with serious mental illness face an increased risk of having chronic medical conditions, which often go untreated.
Each day an estimated 20 people from this group die by suicide.
Who are veterans.
One half of all chronic mental illness begins by this age.
What is age 14. Three-quarters of all chronic mental illness begins by the age of 24.
This Minnesota-born cartoonist created the Peanuts comic strip while living with depression and social anxiety.
Who is Charles Schultz.
Others with history of depression: Moonwalker Buzz Aldrin, Comedian and actress Roseanne Barr, Steelers QB Terry Bradshaw.
The four ways people can develop a mental disorder.
What is: Genetics (inherited), Biological (abnormal brain chemicals), Psychological (trauma), Environmental (?).
Percentage of people with mental health disorders who are first diagnosed by their primary care physician.
What is 50%.
This nationality of Americans use mental health services at about one-half the rate of Caucasian Americans.
What is African Americans or Hispanic Americans. Asian Americans at about one-third the rate.
Ratio of calls to police that involve people with mental illness.
1 in 3.
This Star Wars actress's bipolar disorder led her to make choices she publically regretted. In 1997 she had a psychotic break, got medication and help for her illness and became a powerful public spokesperson for people with mental illness.
Who is Carrie Fisher.
Others living with bipolar disorder: Acress Catherine Zeta-Jones, Boxer Mike Tyson, Boston Red Sox Jimmy Piersall, News anchor Jane Pauley.
This psychotic disorder causes people to lose their connection to reality.
What is schizophrenia. Schizophrenia affects 1.1% of adults in the U.S. (2.4 million).
Leading cause of disability worldwide, and a major contributor to the global burden of disease.
What is depression.
6.9% of adults in the U.S.—16 million—had at least one major depressive episode in the past year.
Percentage of state and local jail prisoners with “a recent history” of a mental health condition.
What is 20%.
However, 70% of youth in juvenile justice systems have at least one mental health condition; and at least 20% live with a serious mental illness.
Suicide claims a life every [X] seconds.
What is 90? Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States; 90% of those who die have an underlying mental illness.
The 3rd leading cause of death for people aged 10-14; and the 2nd leading cause of death for people aged 15-24.
This Denver Broncos wide receiver diagnosed with borderline personality disorder in 2011, recently made headlines for speaking out in support of mental illness.
Who is Brandon Marshall.
NFL Player Herschel Walker has also dealt with dissociative identity disorder for many years, but getting treatment has helped him keep it under control.
This mood disorder results in extreme moods, energy levels, sleeping patterns and behavior.
What is Bipolar disorder.
2.6% of adults live with bipolar disorder (6.1 million). Also known as manic depression, bipolar disorder is a mental illness that brings severe high and low moods and changes in sleep, energy, thinking, and behavior. Bipolar disorder lasts for a lifetime, with treatments aiming at managing the symptoms by psychotherapy and medication.
This category of mental illness, which includes depression, dysthymic disorder and bipolar disorder, are the third most common cause of hospitalization in the U.S. for both you and adults aged 18-44.
What is mood disorders.
Percentage of the 20.2 million adults in the U.S. who experienced a substance use disorder, who also have a co-occurring mental illness.
What is 50.5%—10.2 million adults.
The prevalence of this disorder is estimated to be 6 times higher than diabetes in the U.S.
What is schizophrenia. An estimated 1.1% of American adults (approx. 1 in 100 or 2.4 million) live with schizophrenia.
This English singer, pianist and composer battled substance abuse and bulimia for many years until he got the courage to ask for help. With therapy and treatment, he was able to get clean, sober and his health back.
Who is Elton John.
Percentage of adults in the U.S. with an anxiety disorder such as posttraumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and specific phobias.
What is 18.1%.
Percentage of adults in the U.S. with a mental health condition who received mental health services in the past year.
What is 41%.
Among adults with a serious mental illness, 62.9% received mental health services in the past year; while just over half (50.6%) of children aged 8-15 received mental health services in the previous year.