Overall  20%  of US adults aged 18 or older had some form of mental illness in the previous 12 months.

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Gender

• Highest incidence – females at 24.5%

• Lowest incidence – males at 16.3% (

• Difference between high and low – 50.3%

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Age

• Highest incidence – 18 to 25 at 29.4%

• Lowest incidence – 50 + at 14.0% 

• Difference between high and low – 109.9%

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Race

• Highest incidence – 2 or more races at 31.7%

• Lowest incidence – Asian + at 14.4%

• Difference between high and low – 120.1%

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By State

• Highest incidence – Utah 26.9%

• Lowest incidence – New Jersey + at 16.4%

• Difference between high and low – 64.0%

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In other surveys about mental health care, the Cohen Veterans Network found that:

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• 25.8% (96 million) people have experienced waiting periods of more than a week for the right mental health care

• 25% of people have been faced with making a decision between daily necessities and paying for mental health care

• 46% either know someone who has, or they themselves have had to travel for more than an hour to get to and from recent appointments for mental health care

• 76% believe that their mental health is equally as important as their physical health

• 52% of those in need of mental health care have tried to tough it out instead of seeking appropriate mental health care

• 46% would not know where to go to get mental health care for themselves or for someone else unless they had previously sought treatment.

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In current terms, assessing American’s responses to the global COVID-19 pandemic, surveys conducted in the first 3 months by Cohen Veterans Network revealed the following:

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• 73% (or nearly 3 in 4) healthcare providers feel their families life is at risk because of their job during the pandemic

• 58% (almost 6 in 10) frontline healthcare providers in NY city are concerned for their own mental health

• 29% (almost 3 in 10) frontline healthcare providers in NY city feel scared

• 7 in 10 Americans expressed worry over their health because of COVID-19

• 58% believe social distancing is a reason to be concerned about their mental health

• 64% of people indicated feeling anxious in general because of the pandemic

• Only 14% of families have taken advantage of mental health care because of issues related to the pandemic

• Between the military and their families, over 50% have looked for mental health care