Mental Health

Mental Health - End The Stigma

Knowledge Centre

Mental Health Awareness Week

The group of illnesses that contributes to more than the global burden of disease than all cancers combined: Mental disorders

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Bipolar disorder affects approximately 5.7 million adult Americans, or about 2.6% of the U.S. population age 18 and older every year

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Mental illness is a serious disturbance in thoughts, feelings and perceptions that is severe enough to affect day to day functioning

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4th leading cause of disability and premature death in the world: Depression

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8% of Canadians will experience a major depression in their lifetime

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The year it is predicted that depression will become the second leading cause of disability in the world (next to heart disease): 2020

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Number of people worldwide with mental or neurological disorders: 450 million

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World Bipolar Day

1% of Canadians will experience bipolar disorder in their lifetime

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2% of the world’s population is affected by serious mental illness

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Mental illness indirectly affects all Canadians at some time through a family member, friend or colleague.

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20% of Canadians personally experience a mental illness in their lifetime.

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Mental illness affects people of all ages, educational and income levels, and cultures.

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A complex interplay of genetic, biological, personality and environmental factors causes mental illnesses.

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Stigma or discrimination attached to mental illnesses presents a serious barrier, not only to diagnosis and treatment but also to acceptance in the community.

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Just 50% of Canadians would tell friends or co-workers that they have a family member with a mental illness, compared to 72% who would discuss a diagnosis of cancer and 68% who would talk about a family member having diabetes.

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42% of Canadians are unsure whether they would socialize with a friend who has a mental illness

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55% of Canadians say they would be unlikely to enter a spousal relationship with someone who has a mental illness

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46% of Canadians think people use the term mental illness as an excuse for bad behaviour, and 27% say they would be fearful of being around someone who suffers from serious mental illness.

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64% of Ontario workers would be concerned about how work would be affected if a colleague had a mental illness

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39% of Ontario workers indicated that they would not tell their managers if they were experiencing a mental health problem

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Approximately 80% of individuals will be directly affected by a mental illness in family members, friends or colleagues.

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