Mental Hell

Episode Notes In this our intrepid podcasters talk about the future of the podcast and mental health. This Weeks Mental Health Statistics are from the MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA website. 1 in 5 Adults have a mental health condition. That's over 40 million Americans; more than the populations of New York and Florida combined. Youth mental health is worsening. Rates of youth with severe depression increased from 5.9% in 2012 to 8.2% in 2015. Even with severe depression, 76% of youth are left with no or insufficient treatment More Americans have access to services... Access to insurance and treatment increased, as healthcare reform has reduced the rates of uninsured adults. The greatest decrease in uninsured Adults with mental illnesses was seen in states that expanded Medicaid. Most Americans still lack access to care. 56% of American adults with a mental illness do not receive treatment. Even in Maine, the state with the best access, 41.4% of adults with a mental illness do not receive treatment. **This is The Art Of Giving Up iTunes: bit.ly/GivingUpPodcast Direct Link: bit.ly/MentalHell Music Provided by *Conversing with Oceans www.conversingwithoceans.com Twitter: @CwOMusic Spotify: bit.ly/ConversingwithOCEANS My Links: Twitter- Bit.ly/GivingUpTwitter Instagram- Bit.ly/GivingUpInstagram Find out more at https://the-art-of-giving-up.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.