Voices United

1 in 5 U.S. adults experience mental illness each year
1 in 20 U.S. adults experience serious mental illness each year
1 in 6 U.S. youth aged 6-17 experience a mental health disorder each year
50% of all lifetime mental illness begins by age 14, and 75% by age 24
Su***de is the 2nd leading cause of death among people aged 10-34

You Are Not Alone
21% of U.S. adults experienced mental illness in 2020 (52.9 million people). This represents 1 in 5 adults.
5.6% of U.S. adults experienced serious mental illness in 2020 (14.2 million people). This represents 1 in 20 adults.
16.5% of U.S. youth aged 6-17 experienced a mental health disorder in 2016 (7.7 million people)
6.7% of U.S. adults experienced a co-occurring substance use disorder and mental illness in 2020 (17 million people)

Annual prevalence of mental illness among U.S. adults, by demographic group:
Non-Hispanic Asian: 13.9%
Non-Hispanic white: 22.6%
Non-Hispanic black or African-American: 17.3%
Non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native: 18.7%
Non-Hispanic mixed/multiracial: 35.8%
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 16.6%
Hispanic or Latino: 18.4%
Le***an, Gay or Bisexual: 47.4%

Each year, millions of Americans face mental illness. In fact, more than 51 million people experienced mental illness in 2019.

1 in 5 adults and 1 in 6 youth experience mental illness each year.
It is estimated that only 45% of adults and 51% of children with a mental illness receive treatment.
Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the U.S., affecting more than 19% of the adult population each year.

Thank you Katrina Sinclair (co-founder) of Positive Vibes Ronjanae Smith Inc.-.. for partnering up with Voices United this year for our annual kickball event!.

This will be a family field day & kickball event!!.
Free and open to the public!!.
Fun, games, food, music, door prizes and it’s all FREE!!!!

We need teams to get signed up-..
oh- and cheerleaders too-….

We kicking the stress and letting loose!!!!