May is Mental Heath Awareness Month
https://www.nami.org/Get-Involved/Awareness-Events/Mental-Health-Awareness-Month
- 1 in 5 U.S. adults experience mental illness each year
- 1 in 20 U.S. adults experience serious mental illness each year
- 1 in 6 U.S. youth aged 6-17 experience a mental health disorder each year
Mental illness affects:
- 44% of LGB adults
- 32% Mixed/Multiracial adults
- 22% of White adults
- 19% of American Indian or Alaska Native
- 18% of Latinx adults
- 17% of Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander adults
- 17% of Black adults
- 14% of Asian adults
Annual prevalence among U.S. adults, by condition:
- Anxiety Disorders: 19.1% (estimated 48 million people)
- Major Depressive Episode: 7.8% (19.4 million people)
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: 3.6% (estimated 9 million people)
- Bipolar Disorder: 2.8% (estimated 7 million people)
- Borderline Personality Disorder: 1.4% (estimated 3.5 million people)
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: 1.2% (estimated 3 million people)
- Schizophrenia: <1% (estimated 1.5 million people)
*from nami.org/mhstats
https://nami.org/NAMI/media/NAMI-Media/Infographics/NAMI_YouAreNotAlone_2020_FINAL.pdf
The town of Chelmsford provides a free service to all Chelmsford residents to connect to mental health services. You can call the Interface Referral Line at 888-244-6843 Monday-Friday from 9am-5pm. A resources and referral counselor will conduct a short intake and help connect you to services. Please also feel free to call the Chelmsford Community Services Coordinator, Jen Melanson, with any questions: 978-254-0446.
