Did you know that 1 in 5 adults in the United States experiences a mental health condition in any given year, and 1 in 20 lives with serious mental illness? Globally, about 35% of all mental illness emerges by age 14, and 63% by age 25. Mental health challenges are also a contributing factor in rising suicide rates. Suicide is the second leading cause of death of young people ages 10-34, and in 2023, 20% of our country’s high school students reported having thoughts of suicide.
Awareness and access
Early intervention can change outcomes drastically, but there are barriers that prevent people from getting the help they need. Sometimes, mental health conditions develop quietly for years before anyone — including the person living with them — can recognize what’s happening. Additionally, nearly 30 million people across the country lack access to affordable, comprehensive mental health care.
Swope Health is here to support our community
Swope Health is Kansas City’s largest community health center and a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC). Our team works with children, adolescents, and adults facing depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, substance use disorders, serious mental illness, and more. Services include individual, family, and group therapy; medication-assisted treatment; crisis intervention; community psychiatric rehabilitation; residential care; and school- and community-based programs for young people. Telehealth appointments are also available for those who prefer to be seen from home.
Take the next step and visit https://swopehealth.org/behavioral-health to learn about Behavioral Health services, or call (816) 923-5800 to speak with someone at Swope Health today. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988 — the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline — at any time.
Sources:
- https://www.nami.org/mental-health-by-the-numbers/
- https://www.thenationalcouncil.org/mental-health-awareness-month/
