[…] NAMI Helpline 1 (800) 950 -NAMI • www.nami.org Mental Health Research & Innovation Facts about mental illness ▪ Over 40,000 American lives are lost each year to suicide, iii making it the 2 nd leading cause of death for Americans age 15 -24 and the 10 th leading cause of death for adults. iv […]
[…] — health care is a stressful field of work. Individuals in me dical and related professions, in general, experience many stressors and are at high risk for suicide. Physicians have higher rates of depressive symptoms, burnout and suicide risk than the general population. The suicide rate among male physicians is nearly 1.5 times higher […]
[…] of sadness or hopelessness than their heterosexual peers. Transgender and nonbinary youth face further disparities as they are twice as likely to experience depressive symptoms, seriously consider suicide and attempt suicide than their cisgender LGBQ peers. For many LGBTQI peop le, socioeconomic and cultural conditions negatively impact mental health conditions. Many in the LGBTQI […]
[…] of mental illness. 3,351 people in Alabama are homeless and 1 in 6 live with a serious mental illness. On average, 1 person in the U.S. dies by suicide every 11 minutes. In Alabama, 823 lives were lost to suicide and 165,000 adults had thoughts of suicide in the last year. Mental Health in Alabama
[…] of mental illness. 1,949 people in Alaska are homeless and 1 in 8 live with a serious mental illness. On average, 1 person in the U.S. dies by suicide every 11 minutes. In Alaska, 184 lives were lost to suicide and 31,000 adults had thoughts of suicide in the last year. Mental Health in Alaska
[…] of mental illness. 10,979 people in Arizona are homeless and 1 in 6 live with a serious mental illness. On average, 1 person in the U.S. dies by suicide every 11 minutes. In Arizona, 1,438 lives were lost to suicide and 237,000 adults had thoughts of suicide in the last year. Mental Health in Arizona
[…] of mental illness. 2,366 people in Arkansas are homeless and 1 in 8 live with a serious mental illness. On average, 1 person in the U.S. dies by suicide every 11 minutes. In Arkansas, 554 lives were lost to suicide and 106,000 adults had thoughts of suicide in the last year. Mental Health in Arkansas
[…] of mental illness. 161,548 people in California are homeless and 1 in 4 live with a serious mental illness. On average, 1 person in the U.S. dies by suicide every 11 minutes. In California, 4,491 lives were lost to suicide and 1,232,000 adults had thoughts of suicide in the last year. Mental Health in California
[…] of mental illness. 9,846 people in Colorado are homeless and 1 in 4 live with a serious mental illness. On average, 1 person in the U.S. dies by suicide every 11 minutes. In Colorado, 1,282 lives were lost to suicide and 237,000 adults had thoughts of suicide in the last year. Mental Health in Colorado
[…] of mental illness. 2,905 people in Connecticut are homeless and 1 in 8 live with a serious mental illness. On average, 1 person in the U.S. dies by suicide every 11 minutes. In Connecticut, 419 lives were lost to suicide and 125,000 adults had thoughts of suicide in the last year. Mental Health in Connecticut
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