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12 States Struggling With Mental Illness<br>
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<p>Close to 10 million Americans suffer from chronic depression,
bipolar disorder, or another serious mental illness. Depression
alone is the leading cause of disability worldwide. In the United
States, mental illness — including depression — takes an enormous
toll on health outcomes, quality of life, and economic
productivity.</p>
<p>Despite its importance, mental illness is often poorly understood
and subject to misperceptions by the general population,
government officials, and even those who suffer from mental
illness. Partially as a consequence, just under one-third of
individuals with serious mental illness — defined as diagnosable
mental, behavioral, or emotional disorders that result in
functional impairment — are untreated in the United States. In
2014, an estimated 44.7% of the 43.6 million adults with any
mental illness, and 68.5% of the 9.8 million adults with serious
mental illness received mental health services in the past year.</p>
<p>24/7 Wall St. reviewed the 12 states where the highest shares of
the adult population suffers from serious mental illness.</p>
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<p><strong>7. Idaho<br>
> Pct. of adults with serious mental illness:</strong> 4.9%<br>
<strong>> Total adults with serious mental illness:</strong>
59,000 (12th lowest)<br>
<strong>> Pct. of adults abusing alcohol or illicit drugs:</strong>
9.1% (23rd highest)<br>
<strong>> Poverty rate:</strong> 15.6% (20th highest)</p>
<p>In Idaho, 20.3% of adults have some sort of mental disorder,
including serious mental illnesses as well as less severe mental
disorders, one of the largest shares in the country and
considerably more than the 17.8% share of American adults
suffering from a mental illness. Of the state’s mentally ill
residents, roughly 59,000 suffer from a serious mental illness —
schizophrenia, severe depression, and other disorder that can
cause severe functional impairment.</p>
<p>Perhaps because mental illness is more common in Idaho than in
much of the rest of the country, the state is investing more in
treatment programs. While many states are reducing funding for
mental health services, Idaho’s Mental Health Services
department’s budget has increased in each of the last three years,
one of only 12 states to do so.<br>
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