Make America Sane Again. The rising mental health crisis in America

One in five adults is living with mental health issues.

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Mental illness is way too common in the United States. Statistics show nearly one in five U.S. adults live with a mental illness. This is America’s silent but raging pandemic. Common people, the elderly, children, and Olympic athletes, no one is spared from the fire of this fury.

In 2019, there were an estimated 51.5 million adults aged 18 or older in the United States with Any Mental Illness (AMI). This number represented 20.6% of all U.S. adults.

Figure 1 — Credit: National Institute of Mental Health: Prevalence of mental illness among U.S. adults in 2019

Here are more facts from that survey:

1. The prevalence of AMI was higher among females than males.
2. Young adults aged 18–25 years had the highest prevalence of AMI.
3. AMI was highest among adults of mixed race, followed by White adults.
4. The prevalence of AMI was lowest among Asian adults.

America is in a terribly sad state. No pun intended.