October 2-8 is Mental Illness Awareness Week. During this week communities come together to discuss and educate others on mental illness, helping to end the silence that often exists. Some stats on mental health in the U.S. are…
Approximately 1 in 5 adults experience mental illness in a given year.
Approximately 1 in 25 adults experience a serious mental illness in a given year that substantially interferes with or limits one or more major life activities.
Approximately 1 in 5 youth aged 13–18 experience a severe mental disorder at some point during their life.
Just over half (50.6%) of children aged 8-15 received mental health services in the previous year.
We Can Help! Oaks Integrated Care provides over 150 health and social service programs for vulnerable children, adults and families in our community. Outreach services give adults living with mental illness the opportunity to manage their illness through supportive counseling, housing, vocational assistance, family support, medication education and crisis intervention.
YOU Can Help – Take the Pledge! Join Oaks Integrated Care and our friends at NAMI as we fight against the stigma surrounding mental health!
