According to the 2016 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), an estimated 7.6 million young adults aged 18 to 25 (22.1 percent) were suffering from any mental illness (AMI), while about 2 million had serious mental illness in the past year. The NSDUH data also shows that youths (18-25 years) had a higher prevalence of AMI compared to older adults aged 26-49 years (21.1 percent).
The stigma surrounding mental health cannot be shattered until people start to talk about it in open. Generally, families choose not to talk about their loved ones who are suffering from mental problems, which only aggravates their condition. Most individuals with drug addiction do not receive treatment until they suffer an overdose or land in other uncomfortable situation. This can be changed with people discussing the problem openly. According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), in 2016, there were nearly 45 million Americans aged 18 years or older - representing about 18 percent of the adult population in the country - with any mental illness (AMI) in the previous year.
Calculating the loss incurred due to mental health conditions such as depression, the Integrated Benefits Institute, a leading research organization in health and productivity, estimated that on average, depression led to 2.2 days of absence and 7.5 days of presence per employee per year. The costs of an untreated mental health condition are huge. However, unlike other diseases, the economic burden of mental disorders is not solely based on the cost of care; rather, it is due to a significant loss of income as a result of unemployment and chronic disability.
The stigma surrounding mental health cannot be shattered until people start to talk about it in open. Generally, families choose not to talk about their loved ones who are suffering from mental problems, which only aggravates their condition. Most individuals with drug addiction do not receive treatment until they suffer an overdose or land in other uncomfortable situation. This can be changed with people discussing the problem openly. According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), in 2016, there were nearly 45 million Americans aged 18 years or older - representing about 18 percent of the adult population in the country - with any mental illness (AMI) in the previous year.
Calculating the loss incurred due to mental health conditions such as depression, the Integrated Benefits Institute, a leading research organization in health and productivity, estimated that on average, depression led to 2.2 days of absence and 7.5 days of presence per employee per year. The costs of an untreated mental health condition are huge. However, unlike other diseases, the economic burden of mental disorders is not solely based on the cost of care; rather, it is due to a significant loss of income as a result of unemployment and chronic disability.
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