| To guide its public education and advocacy
efforts, NMHA regularly conducts a variety of polls and surveys to gauge
public perception of mental illness in America, and to examine trends
in how our nation addresses mental health care. In the past year, we
have found both promising and troubling findings about the state of
mental health in the United States.
- ADHD Teen & Parent Survey Findings
- Press
Kit (481kb PDF)
(release, findings, summary, & factsheet)
- Public Perspectives on the Mental Health Effects of Terrorism:
A National Poll.
- Depression Among Working Women Number One Barrier to Success
- People with Schizophrenia and their network of family and friends
identify core barriers to improved quality-of-life.
- Bullying and other harassment towards gay teens and teens
who are perceived to be gay is widespread in America’s
schools and communities .
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Americans overwhelmingly support parity, which would outlaw
disparities between mental and physical health insurance coverage.
- U.S. Loses $113 Billion Annually From Untreated and Mistreated
Mental Illness
- Americans Say Depression is a Disease "Not a State of Mind,"
but Stigma and Policy Impede Treatment
- Only 18 percent of Adult Americans With Depression or Anxiety
Disorders Receive Diagnoses or Treatment
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