The National Institute of Mental Health estimates that “approximately 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. — 43.8 million, or 18.5 percent — experiences mental illness in a given year.”
May is Mental Health Month, and the theme designated by the National Alliance on Mental Illness this year is “Cure Stigma.” We have certainly come a long way and are more accepting about mental illness, but we still have a lot of work to do.
