Key statistics to share with your community
From Stop Stigma Together, compiled from the World Health Organization

• ONE in FIVE U.S. adults experiences mental illness each year
• ONE in TWENTY U.S. adults experiences serious mental illness each year
• ONE in SIX U.S. youth aged 6-17 experiences a mental health disorder each year
• By age FOURTEEN, 50% of all lifetime mental illness begins
• Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide
• Worldwide, someone dies by suicide every 40 seconds, and in the US, suicide is the second leading cause of death among people age 10-34
• For every US dollar put into mental healthcare there is a $4 return in improved health and productivity