3.3%
The percentage of 7,034 individuals surveyed who "seriously thought about shooting another person in the past 12 months," according to a study published in the journal JAMA Network Open -- Prevalence of Thoughts of Shooting Others Among US Adults.
98,000
The number of caregivers served by the Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA) Caregiver Support Program in FY 2025, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office -- VA Health Care: Efforts to Assess Mental Health Support for Veteran Caregiver Program Need Strengthening
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.