Did you know?
- 1 in 5 adults live with a mental illness
- Almost 1 in 25 adults live with a serious mental illness
- 50% of chronic mental illness start before 14 years of age
- 75% of chronic mental illness start by age 24
- Just over 10 million people over the age of 18 have more than 1 addiction or mental health disorder
- In 2019 suicide was the tenth leading cause of death overall in the United States, claiming the lives of over 47,500 people.
- Suicide was the second leading cause of death among individuals between the ages of 10 and 34, and the fourth leading cause of death among individuals between the ages of 35 and 44.
- There were nearly two and a half times as many suicides (47,511) in the United States as there were homicides (19,141).
Hotlines
Gulf Coast Center - 24- hr Crisis Hotline- 866-729-3848
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline -24-hr hotline 1-800-273-8255
NAMI Gulf Coast- Helpline 281-585-3100
Suicide Hotline 1-800-SUICIDE (784-2433)
1-800-273-TALK (8255)
Suicide Prevention Hotline 1-800-827-7571
Deaf Hotline 1-800-799-4TTY