Twenty-percent of adults report mental illness in 2012

Though this number is holding steady, one has to wonder how many mental health concerns and illnesses go unreported and untreated due to stigmas and lack of access to services. There is hope for those who are silently suffering.

“Although mental illness remains a serious public health issue, increasingly we know that people who experience it can be successfully treated and can live full, productive lives,” said SAMHSA Administrator Pamela S. Hyde.”