Mental illness is more common that people realize
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1 in 5 adults in the U.S. will experience a diagnosable mental illness in any given year. —NIH
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1 in 5 adults in Canada will experience a mental illness each year. —Workplace Strategies for Mental Health
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1 in 25 adults in the U.S. will experience a serious mental illness, one that substantially interferes with or limits one or more major life activity (including work), in any given year. —NIH
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40% of Canadians report that their mental health has disrupted their lives. —Workplace Strategies for Mental Health
The most common mental health issues occur everywhere—even in the workplace
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18.1% of adults in the U.S. experience an anxiety disorder like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and specific phobias. —NIH
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Nearly 7% of adults in the U.S. have experienced at least one major depressive episode in the last year. —NIH
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50.5% of the 20.2 million adults in the U.S. who experience a substance use disorder also had a co-occurring mental illness. —SAMHSA
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Approximately 30% of people in the U.S. with a substance use disorder also have depression. —NAMI
Not tending to mental health can be costly
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The economic costs of mental illness will be more than cancer, diabetes, and respiratory ailments put together. —US National Institute of Mental Health
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Serious mental illness costs the U.S. $193.2 billion in lost earnings each year. —NAMI
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Costs associated with mental illness in Canada, in terms of absenteeism, productivity, indemnities, and healthcare, were estimated at $51 billion Canadian annually. —Workplace Strategies for Mental Health
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3% of total short term disability days in the U.S. are due to depression and related disorders. —Mental Health America
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Depressive disorders account for more than half the medical plan dollars paid for mental health problems. (Learn more in Supporting Employee Mental Health in the Workplace). —Mental Health America
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Alcohol use costs $179 billion in lost workplace productivity each year. —SAMHSA
Stress at work
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47% of working Canadians agree that their work is the most stressful part of their day. —Workplace Strategies for Mental Health
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Long-term stress increases the risk of developing heart disease by 150%. —Workplace Strategies for Mental Health
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Direct associations have been found between perceived stress at work and cancer in the lungs, colon, rectum, stomach, and lymph tissue. —Workplace Strategies for Mental Health
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Approximately 2 in 5 people have been bullied at work. Almost half of those targeted at work suffer stress related health problems. —Mental Health America
Mental health treatment works and it’s cost-effective
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More than 80% of employees treated for mental illness report improved levels of work efficacy and satisfaction. —American Psychiatric Association
But not everyone gets the mental health treatment they need
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Only 41% of adults in the U.S. with a mental health condition received mental health services. —SAMHSA
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African Americans and Hispanic Americans each use mental health services at about half the rate of Caucasian Americans. —SAMHSA
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Asian Americans use mental health services at about one-third the rate of Caucasian Americans. —SAMHSA