If you or someone you know needs help, please call 1-800-273-8255 for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
While mental health is important to address year-round, emphasizing mental health awareness during May provides a time for people to come together and help reduce mental illness stigma. Good mental health supports your resilience, self-confidence, interpersonal relationships and professional successes. With your help, we can bring awareness to the prevalence of mental health conditions in our communities. Take action if you or someone you care about face such a struggle. Help is available! Visit the Mind Your Mental Health website or click on the links below to learn more.
- Maintaining mental health is vital to your overall quality of life, including your physical health. In this fact sheet, learn the differences between mental health and mental illness.
- There are many misconceptions about those with mental health conditions. Review these seven mental health myths and facts for a
better perspective on the prevalence, causes and treatments of mental illness. - Just like adults, children can be impacted by—and successfully treated for—mental health disorders. Check out these FAQs on how to identify and cope with mental health challenges in children.
We’ve partnered with Stamp Out Stigma to recognize Mental Health Month.
One in five adults in the U.S. experience a mental health condition within a given year. Youth mental health is worsening, with severe depression rates continually increasing. While this is important to address year-round, emphasizing mental health awareness during May provides a time for people to come together and help reduce mental illness stigma. With your help, we can bring awareness to the prevalence of mental health conditions in our communities. It’s our job to help end the stigma surrounding addictions and mental health by sharing resources and starting conversations. Here are some important facts you should know:
- Over 44 million American adults have a mental health condition.
- 1 in 5 youth aged 13–18 experiences a severe mental disorder at some point during their life.
- In 2016, there were more than twice as many suicides (44,965) in the United States as there were homicides (19,362).
- Just over half (50.6%) of children with a mental health condition aged 8-15 received mental health services in the previous year.
- Mental health workforce shortage
- An estimated 1% of U.S. adults experience any anxiety disorder at some time in their lives.
Remember, mental illness does not discriminate. Join us to help bring attention to the importance of sharing mental health stories and help improve the lives of millions of Americans living with a mental illness.
Help is available! Visit www.MagellanHealthcare.com/About/MYMH or contact your program to learn more about how to help yourself or someone you care about.