[…] of Veterans Affairs (VA ) estimates that 30% of Vietnam veterans will experience PTSD in their lifetime. 2 Each day, an average of 20 veterans die by suicide. 3 Veterans health care is a public trust and a national responsibility. Ensuring America’s veterans have timely access to high -quality mental health care is imperative […]
[…] 10% of children and adolescents in the U.S. live with a serious mental illness that causes significant impairment in their day‐ to‐day lives, yet only 20% of them are iden‐ tified and receive mental health services. 17 ♦ 50% of students with a mental illness age 14 and older drop out of high school—the highest dropout rate of any disability group. 18 73% of those who drop out are arrested within five years. 19 ♦ Children with mental illness are more than three times as likely to be arrested before leaving school as other students. 20 ♦ Children with mental illness fail more courses, earn lower grade point averages, miss more days of school, and are retained at grade level more often that other stu‐ dents with disabilities. 21 ♦ Suicide is the third leading cause of death in youth aged 10 to 24. 22 90% of people who die by suicide have a diagnosable and treatable mental illness at the time of their death. 23 ♦ 70% of youth involved in state and local juvenile justice systems have a serious mental illness, with at least 20% experienc‐ ing symptoms so severe that their ability to function is significantly impaired. 24 ♦ Children with mental illness are twice as likely to be living in a correctional facility, halfway house, drug treatment center, or "on the street" after leaving school com‐ pared to students with other disabilities. 25 8 resources or services that are designed to meet the needs of their children during a crisis. These frustrations and the negative outcomes for youth with untreated mental illness under‐ […]
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[…] year to fully fund a comprehensive research agenda on reducing gun violence. 1 Across this country, communities are suffering from preventable firearm -rela ted injuries and deaths. Suicide, violent crime, and accidental shootings cause trauma to families, communities, and children affected by these preventable tragedies. In 2021, the most recent year for which we […]
Mental Health Continuum of Care: Levels of Care and Treatment Principles to Promote Whole Health and Suicide Prevention 1 Mental Health Care: The challenge • Untreated mental health conditions lead to increased mortality, worse health outcomes, increased disability and many other undesirable consequences to family and society. • Impacts on families multiply the consequences […]
[…] , 2021 1 Child and Adolescent Mental and Behavioral Health Principles Endorsed by: American Academy of Pediatrics American Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry American Foundation for Suicide Prevention American Muslim Health Professionals American Psychiatric Association American Psychological Association Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs Children’s Defense Fund Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Children's […]
[…] Therapy to Save Young LGBTQ Lives Sam Brinton Head of Advocacy and Government Affairs,The Trevor Project 3 WHO WE ARE The Trevor Project is the world’s largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ young people. WHO I AM Who is this person? Why are they talking? What am I going to learn […]
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[…] , 2021 1 Child and Adolescent Mental and Behavioral Health Principles Endorsed by: American Academy of Pediatrics American Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry American Foundation for Suicide Prevention American Muslim Health Professionals American Psychiatric Association American Psychological Association Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs Children’s Defense Fund Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Children's […]
[…] Crisis 24 to 31% more emergency room visits for children and teens facing serious mental health symptoms in the early months of the pandemic. 60% rise in suicide rates among 10- to 24-year-olds from 2007 to 2018, making suicide the second leading cause of death for this age group. More than half of adults […]
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