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FOCUSING ON GROWING MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IN AMERICA
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n the United States, almost 20% of people have a mental health issue in any given year, and one in every 25 adults has a severe mental illness that affects their quality of life. Mental health treatment should be a big component of the American healthcare system, but that isn’t always the case. According to the National Alliance of Mental Health, nearly ten million Americans now have a severe mental illness.
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Mental diseases are illnesses that cause changes in thought, emotion, or behavior or these three. Distress and difficulties functioning in social, job, or family activities are common symptoms of mental disorders. In the United States, mental disorders are quite prevalent. One in every 24 people (4.1%) has a severe mental illness, while one in every 12 people (8.5%) has a diagnosable drug use problem.
THE POWER IS NOW MAGAZINE | AUGUST 2021
