Mental Health
What is Mental health?
A mental illness is a condition that affects a person’s thinking, feelings, behavior, or mood. Each mental illness has its symptoms and affects millions of Americans annually. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), about 1 in 5 adults in the United States and 1 in 6 youth, ages 6-17, experience a mental health disorder every year. According to NAMI finding treatment resources can be a challenge due to a lack of healthcare availability and stigma.
- 50% of all lifetime mental health disorders begin by age 14 and 75% by age 24 (NAMI)
- Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death among people aged 10-14 in the United States (NAMI)
- Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in Randolph County and 12th in North Carolina.
(NCSCHS)
- Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death for ages 20-39 in Randolph County between the years 2017-2021. (NCSCHS)
Resources
- Randolph County State of the County Health Report 2023
- NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
- 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals in the US.
- North Carolina 988 Performance Dashboard
- SAMHSA (Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
- What is Resiliency?
- NC DETECT (NC Disease Event Tracking and Epidemiologic Collection Tool) is a statewide surveillance system. It was developed to address the need for early event detection and timely pubic health surveillance in NC using a variety of data sources.