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8 Investment Is Needed to Make More Successes Such as Isabella’s Possible Invest $10 million for mental health providers to upgrade, implement and maintain interoperable electronic health record sytems and provide an initial investment of $10 million for facility resources for behavioral health providers to further develop capacity to provide integrated care. Isabella has been fighting the disease of alcoholism for more than 10 years. Before the disease overtook her life, she had a good career in the casino industry, and was married with two children. At the age of 40, she went back to school to study nursing. It was a difficult period since Isabella was also raising a family and working full-time. Despite this, she completed her nursing program, passed her state boards, and became a licensed practical nurse. Isabella’s addiction continued causing problems in her life; and three years ago, she lost everything, including her family and her home. It was then she reached out to Maryville Addiction Treatment Center for help. With inpatient treatment and a specific aftercare plan, Isabella was able to begin a new chapter. More recently, Isabella relapsed after the death of her father. Since she had remained connected to Maryville through its Alumni Services program, Isabella immediately felt comfortable reaching out for help and is already back on the road to recovery. ISABELLA Thanks to Maryville Addiction Treatment Center, I am in recovery, I have my family back and I’m enjoying a meaningful career. 1 in 20 U.S. adults experience serious mental illness each year. In New Jersey, 248,000 adults have a serious mental illness. More than half of Americans report that COVID-19 has had a negative impact on their mental health. In February 2021, 42.2% of adults in New Jersey reported symptoms of anxiety or depression. 19.9% were unable to get needed counseling or therapy. New J Of the did no 28.5% 39,712 does n 1,112,000 adults in New Jerse hav a mental health condition. That’s more than 3x the population of Newark. 1 in 5 U.S. adults experience mental illness each year. 72,000 New Jerseyans age 12–17 have depression. 7.9% o Mental Health in New Jersey 1 in 6 U.S. youth aged 6–17 experience a mental health disorder each year. 7 in 10 youth in the juvenile justice system have a mental health condition. An inadequate mental health system affects individuals, families and communities. NAMI New Jersey is part of NAMI, National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. This fact sheet was compiled based on data available in February 2021. For full citations, visit: nami.org/mhpolicystats. High school students with depression are more than 2x more likely to drop out than their peers. 61.4% of New Jerseyans age 12–17 who have depression did not receive any care in the last year. leading to over 2 million jail bookings of people with s rious me tal illness each ear. 1 in 4 people with a serious mental illness has been rrested by the police at some point in their lifetime – About 2 in 5 adults in jail or prison have a history f ment l illn ss. 9,662 people in New Jersey are homeless and 1 in 3 live with a serious mental illness. On average, 1 person in the U.S. dies by suicide every 11 minutes. In New Jersey, 778 lives were lost to suicid and 239,000 adults had thoughts of suicide in the last year. Mental Health in New Jersey Source: NAMI NJ Feb. 2021 Fact Sheet