Numbers can’t tell your story. They can show you’re not alone, and that help works.
Tap or hover any chart for exact values. Open “See the numbers” for the data table. Each source is linked under its chart.01 · The big picture
The big picture
How common mental illness is, and how many people get care.
02 · Suicide
Suicide
Suicide is preventable. These numbers are people, and help works.
If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, or chat at 988lifeline.org. It is free, confidential, and open 24/7.
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03 · Young people
Young people
What high school students and teens report, from national surveys.
04 · Substance use
Substance use
Substance use disorders are health conditions. Treatment helps, and recovery is common.
05 · Does therapy work?
Does therapy work?
What hundreds of clinical trials show, in plain language.
06 · Who are the therapists?
Who are the therapists?
Men die by suicide at times the rate of women and are less likely to get treatment. They are also a minority of the people who provide it.
07 · Access and cost
Access and cost
What gets in the way, and what is getting better.
How these numbers were chosen
Every figure comes from a published government survey, federal dataset, or peer-reviewed meta-analysis, and is shown as the source reports it. Effect sizes are given exactly as published, with the authors’ own descriptions. A few values are simple conversions, such as a proportion shown as a percent or the share of men calculated from the share of women; the full list, with quotes and table references, is in sources.json. Following safe reporting guidelines for suicide (reportingonsuicide.org), this page leaves out method details.
You are not a statistic.
These numbers describe millions of people. Many got care and are doing better. If you’ve been thinking about it, that’s reason enough to look into it.
Therapy, if you want itThis is education, not a diagnosis. Population numbers can’t say what is going on for any one person.