MENTAL HEALTH IN AMERICA
Millions of Americans experience mental illness each year...
with that number dramatically increasing since the pandemic. According to NAMI.org, 1 in 5 U.S adults reported that the pandemic had a significant negative impact on their mental health.
Data from the US Centers for Disease Control shows the pandemic brought mental health challenges, addiction tendencies, and long-buried traumas to the surface for millions of Americans:
*Statistics and provisional data from CDC.gov
In 2020, mental health-related visits to emergency rooms jumped 31% among adolescents ages 12 to 17.*
Drug overdose deaths rose 30% from 2019 to 2020, and reached record levels in 2021, increasing by 15% to about 107,622 deaths.*
In 2020, 45,979 people took their own lives, or 1 person every 11 minutes; 2.2 million people reported they considered suicide, 3.2 million people made a plan to take their lives, & 1.2 million attempted suicide. Suicide rates continued to rise in 2021.*
The impact of mental health conditions affects more than just the individual, with consequences rippling outward across America.
Since 2007, Kula for Karma has been breaking down mental health stigmas and building new models of whole-person care. With a focus on treating mental health, our evidence-based, trauma-sensitive mindfulness programs have proven to be effective solutions for diverse communities caught in this crisis, including: