Mental Health By the Numbers
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month.
10
The ranking for suicide as cause of death in the U.S.
20
Approximate percentage of youth ages 13 to 18 who experience severe mental disorders in a given year. For ages 8 to 15, the estimate is 13 percent.
22
The number of U.S. military veterans who commit suicide each day. Although military members comprise less than 1 percent of the U.S. population, veterans represent about 20 percent of suicides nationally.
26.2
The percentage of Americans 18 years and older who suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year.
14.8 million
The number of American adults who live with major depression.
23.3 million
The number of Americans taking antidepressants (2010 figure).
193.2 billion
The dollar amount of annual lost earnings due to serious mental illness.
Sources: National Alliance on Mental Illness, National Institute of Mental Health, The American Journal of Psychiatry
Need help? These agencies are here for you.
2-1-1 Brown County United Way (serving Door County)
Provides free, confidential community information and referrals 24 hours a day.
Dial 2-1-1 or 877.200.4956
referweb.net/bcuw
County Veterans Service Officer
Scott McFarlane
Government Center
421 Nebraska St.
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235-2225
888.743.2519
920.746.2519 fax
Scott – 920.746.2225; [email protected]
Deb Hart, Assistant – 920.746.2226; [email protected]
Crisis Lines
Dial 9-1-1 or 920.746.2588
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 800.273.TALK (8255). Your call will be routed to the nearest crisis center in your area.
Door County Department of Community Programs
421 Nebraska Street
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
920.746.2345
Door County Department of Social Services
421 Nebraska Street
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
920.746.2300
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Door County
305 S Lansing Ave.
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
920.743.6162
[email protected] or [email protected]
JAK’s Place (a project of NAMI Door County)
820 Egg Harbor Rd.
Sturgeon Bay, WI
920.818.0525
jaks-place.com
Senior Resource Center
832 N. 14th Avenue
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
920.746.2542