Depression

14.8 Million Americans suffer from Major Depression. (National Institute of Mental Health, 2005)

Up to 80 percent of people treated for depression start to feel better within four to six weeks of starting medicine, therapy, support groups or a combination of treatments. (National Institute of Health, 1998)

Depression occurs in 40-65% of people who have experienced a heart attack, in 10-27% of stroke survivors, and 25% of people diagnosed with cancer. (National Institute of Mental Health, 1999)

Mental Disorders

1 in 4 adults-26.2 percent of Americans age 18 and older -suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year. (Archives of General Psychiatry, 2005)

Mental Disorders are the leading cause of disability in the U.S. and Canada for people between the ages of 15 and 44. (World Health Report, 2004)

Forty-five percent of those with any mental disorder meet criteria for 2 or more disorders, with severity strongly related to comorbidity. (Archives of General Psychiatry, 2005)

Substance Abuse

Over 22 million people abuse drugs and alcohol. (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2003)

Alcoholism is a factor in about 30% of all completed suicides. (National Center for Health Statistics, 2005)

Suicide

Over 32,000 people in the United States die by suicide every year. Suicide is the 4^th leading cause of death for adults between the ages of 18 and 65 in the U.S.(National Center for Health Statistics, 2005)

90% of all people who die by suicide have a diagnosable and treatable psychiatric disorder at the time of their death. (National Center for Health Statistics, 2005)

Between 30 and 70 percent of suicide victims suffer from depression or bipolar disorder. (Mental Health America, 2007)

Eight out of ten suicidal people give some sign of their intentions. A person that talks about suicide, threatens to commit suicide, or calls a suicide crisis center is 30 times more likely than average to kill themselves. (Mental Health America, 2007)