Sunday marks the end of Mental Health Awareness Week (no idea if this is just here in the UK) but anyways…I decided to just put out some statistics that really hit home how much mental health issues need addressing:
1 in 4 will experience mental health issues at some point
Early intervention halves relapse rates in Eating Disorders
33% of ED sufferers will make a full recovery. The rest will remain very ill, or experience high relapse rates
Every thirty seconds, suicide will claim another victim somewhere around the world
Depression is in the top ten reasons for being signed off work
In the USA people with severe mental illness die 25 years younger on average
1 in 10 children have a mental health problem at any one time
Under 10% of the population have a diagnosable personality disorder
Under 3% of people suffer from OCD
9 out of 10 young people experienced stigma when “coming out” with their mental health problems
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Wow.
I know! I was shocked by the stats too!