Today we are tackling the topic of mental illness. We live in a society that has just
started to understand and embrace mental illness. Unfortunately, the healthcare
system is often flawed when it comes to helping those who need it most.
An estimated 26.2 percent of Americans ages 18 and older or about one in
four adults suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year. When
applied to the 2004 U.S. Census residential population estimate for ages 18
and older, this figure translates to 57.7 million people, more than the
populations of New York and Florida combined.
Youth mental health is worsening. Rates of youth depression increased
from 8.5% in 2011 to 11.1% in 2014. Even with severe depression, 80% of
youth are left with no or insufficient treatment
There is a serious mental health workforce shortage. In states with the
lowest workforce, there's only 1 mental health professional per 1,000
individuals. This includes psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers,
counselors, and psychiatric nurses combined
Less access to care means more incarceration. Arkansas, Mississippi, and
Alabama had the least access to care and highest rates of imprisonment.
There are over 57,000 people with mental health conditions in prison and
jail in those states alone. That's enough to fill Madison Square Garden three
times.
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What about those who need treatment, seek treatment, but are turned
away?
What about families who want to get their family members help, but the
HIPAA laws interfere – that’s what our next guest is all about. He lost his
beautiful wife to sudden mental illness and nobody could help him before it
was too late.