Sunday 19 October 2014

13 Shocking Facts That Show How Widespread Mental Illness Is In The U.S.

An average of 108 lives are lost to suicide each day.


This data reflects the most recent information available in the United States gathered from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institute of Mental Health, and the National Alliance on Mental Illness. These mental illness statistics may not represent the full extent of the problem due to underreporting.



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According to CDC.


Jenny Chang for BuzzFeed / Via cdc.gov



According to CDC from a study conducted by Croby AE, Han B, and Ortega (2008-2009).


Jenny Chang for BuzzFeed / Crosby AE, Han B, Ortega (2008-2009) / Via cdc.gov




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