“ADHD affects 4 – 12% of school-age children. ”

FamilyDoctor.org

“40 – 60% of children with ADHD have serious learning difficulties.”

National Center for Biotechnology Information

“Diet restrictions help about 5% of children with ADHD. ”

SBHI

“25% of the close relatives in the families of ADHD children also have ADHD. ”

SBHI

“About 20 – 40% of ADHD children may eventually develop conduct disorder. ”

SBHI

“About 80% of children who need medication for ADHD still need it as teenagers. ”

SBHI

“About 50% of those with severe mental disorders also suffer from substance abuse.”

NAMI.org

“37% of alcohol abusers have at least one serious mental illness.”

HelpGuide.org

“53% of drug abusers have at least one serious mental illness.”

NAMI.org

“29% of those with mental illness abuse either alcohol or drugs.”

NAMI.org

“47% of schizophrenics also have a substance abuse disorder.”

NAMI.org

“61% of those with bipolar disorder have a substance abuse disorder.”

NAMI.org

“Every two hours, a youth commits suicide.”

ASFP.org

“More teens die from suicide than from AIDS, cancer, heart disease, birth defects and lung disease.”

ASFP.org

“The suicide rate for male teens tripled between 1960 and 1980.”

ASFP.org

“67% of youth suicides involved mixed substance abuse.”

ASFP.org

“Suicide is the third leading cause of death for those who are 15-24 years old.”

AACAP.org

“Suicide is the sixth leading cause of death for those 5-14 years old.”

AACAP.org

“In the U.S., 80 people die from suicide each day, or 30,000 per year.”

A1B2C3.com

“Each year, 300,000 Americans survive a suicide attempt.”

A1B2C3.com

“3% of adults make one or more suicide attempts.”

A1B2C3.com

“1.4% of Americans end their lives by suicide.”

A1B2C3.com

“Suicide is the eighth leading cause of death in the U.S.”

A1B2C3.com

“One percent of the general population has schizophrenia.”

SBHI

“Ten percent of those with a schizophrenic parent or sibling will also develop the disease.”

SBHI

“Symptoms of schizophrenia usually appear between ages 13 and 25.”

NMHA.org

“In the U.S., approximately 2.5 million people are schizophrenic.”

NMHA.org

“About 2 percent of U.S. adults have binge eating disorder.”

NIDDK

“An estimated 0.5 to 3.7 percent of females suffer from anorexia nervosa in their lifetime.”

SBHI

“An estimated 1.1 percent to 4.2 percent of females have bulimia nervosa in their lifetime.”

SBHI

“Between 2-5 percent of Americans experience binge-eating disorder in a 6-month period.”

SBHI

“Eating disorders most often affect women between the ages of 12 and 35.”

HealthyMinds.org