By the Numbers: 16 March 2020
80%
The percentage "of Americans age three to seventeen" suffering from mental health disorders who "go undiagnosed and untreated" in a given year, according to an article on the U.S. Naval Institute Blog -- Prepare for the Coming Mental Health Challenge.
"One of the more disturbing trends in American society over the past several years has been the rise in mental health issues among the country’s youth and young adults. As a recruiter and employer of young Americans, the United States armed forces should not only pay close attention to this phenomenon, but start planning now for how to handle a force that is soon to be populated by an unprecedented number of individuals with mental health challenges."
80%
The percentage "of Americans age three to seventeen" suffering from mental health disorders who "go undiagnosed and untreated" in a given year, according to an article on the U.S. Naval Institute Blog -- Prepare for the Coming Mental Health Challenge.
"One of the more disturbing trends in American society over the past several years has been the rise in mental health issues among the country’s youth and young adults. As a recruiter and employer of young Americans, the United States armed forces should not only pay close attention to this phenomenon, but start planning now for how to handle a force that is soon to be populated by an unprecedented number of individuals with mental health challenges."