The suicide rate in the United States has reportedly increased more than 30 percent in the last 17 years.

In 2016, it's estimated that roughly 45,000 suicides took place in the United States.

There are millions of people today who are struggling with a mental illness, at least 1 in 25 adults are expected to experience some form of serious mental illness in their lifetime. 1 in 5 for teens.

Mental health care isn't going to those who desperately need it.

Suicides and overdoses might be on the rise in the United States and there isn't any clear explanation as for why that might be.

One recent study from Columbia University discovered that rates of depression are decreasing but outpatient mental health care rates are increasing. Researchers believed that because the suicide rates had been increasing that they would likely find depression to be on the rise as well, however that wasn't what they ultimately discovered.

It's suggested that a great deal of that mental health care also isn't going toward people who've reported experiencing severe distress of some sort. This has prompted researchers to conclude that perhaps there are many people in desperate need of mental health care who aren't getting it.

For many people who are suffering with little or no distress levels, who are receiving mental health care, researchers found that it's primarily coming from a primary care doctor and not a mental health professional.

For many of those individuals who have committed suicide in recent years, it's estimated that roughly half of them had not yet been diagnosed with any mental illness.

The CDC has previously suggested that financial troubles, substance abuse, or relationship stress might be some of the influences that are contributing to the rising rates. Others have suggested that bullying might also be the culprit for pushing too many young people to take their lives, though researchers have admitted that bullying isn't the sole cause.

A great deal of people in society today feel a lot of pressure to keep up with the Joneses on social media and there is this pressure to portray the perfect life, which might be why so many people don't reach out for help or express themselves when they are truly suffering.

Previous polls have found that Americans are overwhelmingly struggling with debt, and feeling more alone and miserable than ever.

There is also the problem of millions of individuals being jailed who suffer from some mental illness, a problem that's said to be overwhelming the current prison system.

People who are suffering need care and there is still a stigma associated with mental illness which likely prevents many from seeking out the help that they need. However, thanks to the technology available today, the options have grown as far as how we can seek out help and who we can connect with, we can do it in a much more private and convenient way that should entice more to consider getting help if they need it.

If we turned to make in change in beginning to regard our mental health to be just as important as our physical health, then we might eventually see more people around who start to place their mental health as a top priority.

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