600,000+
The number of referrals for behavioral health care in the VA health system received by veterans from 2021 through 2024. According to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report -- Veterans Community Care Program: Information on Behavioral Health Referrals, Fiscal Years 2021 Through 2024 -- "More than half of these referrals were for outpatient therapy."
22.2%
The percentage of 18- to 21-year-olds.in the U.S. who have used "generative artificial intelligence (AI) as a mental health resource," according to an article in JAMA Psychiatry -- Patients Use AI—Clinicians Should Ask How.
33.8%
The prevalence of "diagnosed mental health conditions" in active duty servicewomen "from 1 year prior to pregnancy through 1 year postpartum," according to an article in the Defense Health Agency publication, Medical Surveillance Monthly Report -- Perinatal Mental Health Conditions Among U.S. Active Component Service Women, 2016–2022.
112
The number of "incidents of community hostility, harassment, or discrimination" directed at U.S. Coast Guard members or the families "from fiscal years 1998 through 2024", according to a report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office -- Coast Guard: Additional Actions Needed to Address Reports of Community Discrimination Against Service Members.
1.85% & 2.95%
The incidence of homelessness among 211,530 transitioning service members (TSM) between August 2022 to December 2023 within one year and two years of discharge respectively, according to a study in the journal Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research -- Retrospective Study of Homelessness among Transitioning Service Members Within Two Years after Military Service.