It's an integral part of healthy living, greater productivity, and better quality of life and just as important as physical health. For many Americans, though, mental health remains an afterthought. Some may feel that mental health issues are easy to ignore. But no one is immune from stress, emotional pain and mental illness. Every ethnic, racial, economic and religious group experiences the effects of mental health and its disorders.
Mental illness can impact individuals at any and all ages.
Taken collectively, all mental disorders make mental illness the most prevalent health problem in America today. Mental illness is more common that cancer and lung and heart diseases combined, yet it receives less attention and resources. We, as a nation, must embrace mental health as we do physical health. It's a crucial consideration that too often goes overlooked and under-served. From birth to old age, we must mind our mental health.