The estimated cost of untreated mental illness in the U.S. is $100,000,000,000 (includes unemployment, unnecessary disability,  substance abuse, etc.)

70-90% of individuals with mental illness saw improvement in their symptoms and quality of life after participating in some form of treatment. 

25% of people with a mental illness feel that others are compassionate or understanding toward those suffering from mental disorder(s), yet 57% of adults believe that people are caring and sympathetic to persons with mental illness.

79% of all U.S. suicides are completed by men.

22 veterans die by suicide each day (although this number is at times disputed, the essence of the argument--that veterans do suffer and die by suicide--remains valid and important.)

60% of American adults didn't receive mental health treatment in 2012.

90% of people who die by suicide also had a mental illness. 

Rates of youth depression are worsening. Even with severe depression, 80% of American youths are left with no or insufficient treatment. 

19% of Americans with a mental health condition remain uninsured in states that did not expand Medicaid, and 13% remain uninsured in states that did expand Medicaid. 

There is a serious shortage in the mental health workforce. In the states with the biggest shortage, there is only 1 mental health professional per 1,000 individuals. This includes psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, counselors, and psychiatric nurses combined. 

There are over 57,000 people with mental health conditions in prison/jail in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Alabama alone (these are the states with the least access to care and highest rates of imprisonment), enough to fill Madison Square Garden 3x.