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Did you know that Four million children and adolescents in this country suffer from a serious mental disorder that causes significant functional impairments at home, at school and with peers. Of children ages 9 to 17, 21 percent have a diagnosable mental or addictive disorder that causes at least minimal impairment. Half of all lifetime cases of mental disorders begin by age 14. Despite effective treatments, there are long delays, sometimes decades, between the first on...set of symptoms and when people seek and receive treatment. An untreated mental disorder can lead to a more severe, more difficult to treat illness and to the development of co-occurring mental illnesses. In any given year, only 20 percent of children with mental disorders are identified and receive mental health services.

Did you know that Four million children and adolescents in this country suffer from a serious mental disorder that causes significant functional impairments at home, at school and with peers. Of children ages 9 to 17, 21 percent have a diagnosable mental or addictive disorder that causes at least minimal impairment. Half of all lifetime cases of mental disorders begin by age 14. Despite effective treatments, there are long delays, sometimes decades, between the first on...set of symptoms and when people seek and receive treatment. An untreated mental disorder can lead to a more severe, more difficult to treat illness and to the development of co-occurring mental illnesses. In any given year, only 20 percent of children with mental disorders are identified and receive mental health services.

In need of Mental Health Counseling and Therapy. You can contact Psychotherapy Plus, Inc. (909) 474-9290 and get the unconditional support you need.

Psychotherapy Plus, Inc. will be hosting it's Annual Community and Family Fair. August 8, 2015 from 10am-4pm at 410 W. 17th Street San Bernardino, California 92405. If you are interested in being a vendor please contact us at [email protected] or call (951) 203-6935. This will be a time for great fun, and a lot of games, prizes, food and fun.

Mental Health Matters estimates the annual cost of depression at $44 billion, second only to cancer in terms of economic impact. The annual cost of all mental illnesses is thought to be much greater. Mental disorders are the leading cause of disability in the U.S. and Canada for people ages 15-44 (NIMH), and each year roughly 6% of adults are so seriously affected that they are unable to perform routine activities for at least three months (National Comorbidity Survey Replication). In all, 20% of Americans are affected by a form of mental illness. Of those, less than half receive treatment due to social stigma and lack of health care access.

"Mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of, but stigma and bias shame us all." Bill Clinton

To wish to be well is a part of becoming well. ~Seneca

Make your own recovery the first priority in your life. ~Robin Norwood

Suicide is becoming and epidemic in our Nation. There must be a call for education around this issue.

Your mind is your body and your body is your mind. Keep both healthy with proper nutrition, exercise, and positive thoughts.

Sleep is essential to mental health. Lack of sleep can cause multiple emotional responses that trigger feelings of depression, irritability, anger, impatience, the list goes on. These tips are very useful to getting the proper rest that is necessary for healthy brain functioning.

"For the thousands of individuals and families who are living with the substandard or no services for their mentally and behaviorally challenged siblings and family members, this is old and daily news. Many are not aware of these coverage options until it is needed, oftentimes far beyond time when treatment would be most effective. Most health insurance focuses more on physical issues and concerns and due to stigma, fear and ignorance, many issues dealing with mental health are minimized or overlooked. If there had been a more realistic effort toward health parity, which would include both mental and physical conditions and concerns, may be there would have been a more equitable and fair attempt at comprehensive healthcare coverage."

Judges see patients who suffer from mental illness 10x's more then a psychologist, psychiatrist, social worker, or certified counselor. Something is majorly wrong with this picture!