It is estimated that as many as 2.8 Million Americans suffer from severe mental illness. One in every five American Families is affected by mental illness.
Mental illness fills more hospital beds than cancer, lung and heart disease combined.
They are not caused by a poor family home environment or the result of character flaws. While there are no known cures, treatments are available which can substantially reduce the symptoms of these illnesses and enable those affected by them to meet the challenges of daily living.