GRANT COUNTY
COMMUNITY HEALTH
IMPROVEMENT COALITION

"Approximately 1 in 5 children and adolescents has a diagnosable mental health disorder at any one point in time. 50% of all mental health disorders begin by age 14 and 75% by age 24.”

“Nearly 70% of youth in contact with the juvenile justice system have a diagnosable mental health disorder.”

“An estimated 44.7 million adults in the United States experience mental illness. Millions of children, adolescents and adults in the United States with a diagnosis of a serious mental illness do not receive treatment.”

“Older adults have one the highest suicide rates in the nation. White males 85+ die by suicide at 4 times the rate of the general population. Older adults with mental health disorders, particularly depression and anxiety are the major contributors to and are exacerbated by social isolation.”

Annually, 1.4 million Americans attempt suicide and 129 Americans die by suicide each day.

Untreated mental illness is the leading cause of absenteeism and presenteeism resulting in lost earning and productivity in the workplace, costing the United States economy over $193 billion per year in lost earning.