Mental health conditions are common among teenagers and transitional age youth (TAY). Youth between the ages of 16 to 25 are considered transitional age youth; these individuals are transitioning from childhood to young adulthood (United States Department of Labor [U.S. DL], 2009). About one- half of these individuals develop a mental health condition by age 14, and three-fourths by the age of 24. According to San Francisco 's National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI, 2015), approximately one in five teens and young adults live with or experience a mental health condition every year; and more than three million TAY are diagnosed with a serious mental health condition (Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law [BCMH law], 2004). Thus, in San Francisco
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(2011), mental disorders comprise approximately 14% of the global burden, 11.4% of TAY receive mental health services. Mental disorders alone are an important public health issue due to their early onset, impairment, and impact on the individual, family, and their community. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in one given year, 13% to 20% of adolescents living in the United States experience a mental disorder (Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative [CAHMI], 2012). About one-half of the mental health conditions begin by the age of fourteen, and 75% of mental health conditions develop by the age of twenty-four (NAMI, 2015; Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs [AMCHP], 2011). ). Individuals living with a mental illness face an increased risk of having chronic medical conditions. Mental health illnesses know no age limit, it is known that adults in the United States living with a serious mental illness die about 25 years earlier than others (NAMI, 2015; AMCHP, 2011). Mental health services (including health care and other services) in the United States are expensive with an estimated 247 billion dollars spent per year (CAHMI, …show more content…
Sixty percent of TAY with mental health illnesses drop out of high school. Due to the incompletion of high school, these young adults are unemployed, unable to continue their education, and thus lack life skills needed for adulthood (Ghandour et al., 2010; BCMH law, 2004; NAMI, 2015). Another unmet need on top of lack of education, TAY with mental health issues in San Francisco County, are at an increased risk of suicide (NAMI, 2015). According to BCMH law (2004), there is approximately 20% of young adults that have contemplated suicide or attempted suicide that are receiving treatment for emotional and behavioral
(2011), mental disorders comprise approximately 14% of the global burden, 11.4% of TAY receive mental health services. Mental disorders alone are an important public health issue due to their early onset, impairment, and impact on the individual, family, and their community. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in one given year, 13% to 20% of adolescents living in the United States experience a mental disorder (Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative [CAHMI], 2012). About one-half of the mental health conditions begin by the age of fourteen, and 75% of mental health conditions develop by the age of twenty-four (NAMI, 2015; Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs [AMCHP], 2011). ). Individuals living with a mental illness face an increased risk of having chronic medical conditions. Mental health illnesses know no age limit, it is known that adults in the United States living with a serious mental illness die about 25 years earlier than others (NAMI, 2015; AMCHP, 2011). Mental health services (including health care and other services) in the United States are expensive with an estimated 247 billion dollars spent per year (CAHMI, …show more content…
Sixty percent of TAY with mental health illnesses drop out of high school. Due to the incompletion of high school, these young adults are unemployed, unable to continue their education, and thus lack life skills needed for adulthood (Ghandour et al., 2010; BCMH law, 2004; NAMI, 2015). Another unmet need on top of lack of education, TAY with mental health issues in San Francisco County, are at an increased risk of suicide (NAMI, 2015). According to BCMH law (2004), there is approximately 20% of young adults that have contemplated suicide or attempted suicide that are receiving treatment for emotional and behavioral