Mind Right Monday... AWOGI proudly supports Mental Health Awareness Month.  

Today's information courtesy of the National Council for Mental Wellbeing.

Each May, the National Council and our 3,100+ member organizations take part in a national movement to increase awareness of the importance of mental health and wellbeing – Mental Health Awareness Month. Throughout the year, we fight stigma, provide support, educate the public and advocate for policies that support people with mental health and substance use challenges. Help us spread the word through awareness, support and advocacy. Join your voice with ours and the millions of Americans who are dedicated to the same North Star – recovery.

Here is some helpful information about mental health and substance use in America:

• 1 in 5 adults (52.9 million adults) in the U.S. experienced mental illness in 2020.
• 40.3 million people aged 12 or over had a substance use disorder in 2020.
• 32.1% of U.S. adults with mental illness also experienced a substance use disorder in 2020.
• Suicide is the second-leading cause of death among people aged 10-34.
• 1 in 3 young adults (aged 18-25) in the U.S. experienced mental illness in 2020.
• 1 in 6 adolescents (aged 12-17) in the U.S. experienced a major depressive episode in 2020.
• 54% of adults with mental illness did not receive treatment in 2020.
• The average delay between symptom onset and treatment for mental illness is 11 years.
• 22.3 million Americans live in recovery after some form of substance use disorder
• 3 out of 4 people who experience addiction eventually recover.

Mind Right Monday... AWOGI proudly supports Mental Health Awareness Month. For more information go to The National Counsel for Mental Wellbeing.