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• Montana has the second highest suicide rate in the US , with 18.4 suicides annually per 100,000 people. The national rate is 10.7. (ASSP, 2003)
• About 11 % of adults over age 55 have an anxiety disorder. (USSG, 1999)
• Full mental health insurance parity would increase insurance premiums by just 0.9 %. (CBO, 2000)
• In a typical workplace with 20 employees, four will likely develop a mental illness this year. (NIMH, 2004)
• Although about 16 percent of American adults will develop depression at some point, only one-fifth will receive the care they need to treat the condition. (JAMA, June 2003)
• About every two hours, a young person kills himself or herself. (AAS, 2002)
• Nearly 4 percent of females will have anorexia at some point during their lifetime. (NIMH, 2004)
• Parents in 19 states surrendered custody of a total of nearly 13,000 children in 2001 to get their kids the mental health treatment the parents could not afford. (GAO, 2003)
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