“mental-health” Charts

Abandoned Veterans »

Is it fair that people who risked their lives for our country are made to live on the streets? I…

Alejandro Esquino Gomez
by: Alejandro Esquino Gomez
views: 141
Score: 5

Where is our Mind? Mental Health in America »

Nearly a fifth of Americans suffer from some sort of mental illness (e.g. depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia). Of these 42.5…

Alejandro Esquino Gomez
by: Alejandro Esquino Gomez
views: 167
Score: 1

Mental Illness Finds a Cruel Home »

In 2012, the estimated number or people with a severe mental illness in prison or jail in the U.S. was…

Natalie Lubsen
by: Natalie Lubsen
views: 117
Score: 1

Anorexia in the USA »

Be informed!

Cortney S. Warren, Ph.D.
by: Cortney S. Warren, Ph.D.
views: 498
Score: 1

Mental Illness Treatment Severely Under-Serviced »

A key factor to the burden of mental disorders is the lack of appropriate treatment. Global estimates mask variations between…

BeyondThePurchase.Org
by: BeyondThePurchase.Org
views: 326
Score: 1

Who Suffers Most From Depression in America? »

1 in 5 Americans from the Baby Boomer generation (born 1946-1964) has suffered from depression at some point in their…

SavvyRoo
by: SavvyRoo
views: 145

Money Won't Buy Happiness, But Might Predict Depression »

Lower-income Americans suffer depression disproportionally compared to all other groups in America. Reminds us of the saying, "Money won't buy…

SavvyRoo
by: SavvyRoo
views: 192

Being Present Makes You Happier »

In 2013, Oxford University found that participants who took a course on mindfulness and focusing on the present had a…

SavvyRoo
by: SavvyRoo
views: 66

Mental health professionals work as...? »

This data is from 2011. It seems surprising that more mental health professionals are not working in marriage and family…

SavvyRoo
by: SavvyRoo
views: 110

How Parents' Incarceration Affects Kids' Mental Health »

The facts are pretty stark: kids with incarcerated parents are 2-3 times more likely to suffer from various mental illnesses…

SavvyRoo
by: SavvyRoo
views: 127

Countries Not Spending Enough on Mental Healthcare »

No government spends more than 15% of its health budget on mental healthcare, and even there (England and Wales) this…

BeyondThePurchase.Org
by: BeyondThePurchase.Org
views: 89

Young People More Likely To Be Disabled From Mental Illness »

Across different regions of the world, depression and anxiety disorders alone account for 10-18% of all years lived with disability…

BeyondThePurchase.Org
by: BeyondThePurchase.Org
views: 125

Mental Illness Causes Disabilities Around the World »

Across different regions of the world, depression and anxiety disorders alone account for 10-18% of all years lived with disability…

BeyondThePurchase.Org
by: BeyondThePurchase.Org
views: 387

Mental Illness More Prevalent in Unequal Rich Countries »

As the graph shows, mental illness is much more common in more unequal countries. Among these countries, mental illness is…

Equality Trust
by: Equality Trust
views: 306

The United States of...Depression? »

A new report looks at the top 100 selling drugs in the U.S. over a 12-month period. The antipsychotic drug…

Michael Collier
by: Michael Collier
views: 123

U.S. Military Suicides Overtaking Combat Deaths »

As U.S. combat-related deaths decrease, suicides among service members are increasing. U.S. military suicides have never been so high; 349…

Michael Collier
by: Michael Collier
views: 193

Prevalence of Mental Disorder in Prison Populations »

With 1% of Americans behind bars and parts of America building prisons at a faster rate than they are building…

Debilyn
by: Debilyn
views: 145