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• One person in every 100 persons develops schizophrenia.
• Mental illness can be hereditary

  The rate of schizophrenia in the general population is one percent. This rate rises to eight per cent if one parent has the disorder and to 37–46 percent if both parents have it. One in 10 people in the general population has experienced depression, compared to one in four for people whose parents have experienced depression.
• Mental illness is not contagious.
• Mental illness tends to begin during adolescence.
• Childhood abuse or neglect does not cause mental illnesses such as schizophrenia.
• Alcohol and other drugs sometimes play a role in the development of some symptoms and disorders, but do not usually cause the illness.
• Mental illness is associated with chemical imbalances in the brain and requires a comprehensive treatment plan.
• With the right kind of help, many people with a mental illness do recover and go on to lead healthy, productive and satisfying lives.
• People who experience a mental illness acutely sometimes behave very differently from people who do not. While some of their behaviors may seem bizarre, people with mental illness are not more violent than the rest of the population.
• Although studies have shown that between 17 and 70 percent of people who are homeless have mental illnesses, it is clear that being homeless doesn't automatically indicate a mental illness.
• Mental illness does not affect an individual's intellectual capacity, whereas developmental disabilities do. However, people with developmental disabilities are more susceptible to developing mental illness.
• Income is not a factor in overall rates of mental health problems. However, people with lower incomes experience slightly higher rates of depression.
• Mental health


  The way your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors affect your life
• Good mental health leads to positive self-image and in-turn, satisfying relationships with friends and others.
• Having good mental health helps you make good decisions and deal with life's challenges at home, work, or school.
• It is not uncommon for teenagers to develop problems with their mental health.
• Effective treatments are available that can help members of all racial, ethnic, and cultural groups.
• Often however, young people ignore mental health problems thinking they will "snap out of it," or that they are something to be ashamed of.
• Advertisers have developed a multi-billion dollar industry to convince consumers that we need to buy their products.
• Self-esteem


  How much you feel you are worth — and how much you feel other people value you
• Body image


  How you view your physical self — including whether you feel you are attractive and whether others like your looks
• Factors that influence a person's self-esteem


  • Puberty and development
  • Media images and other outside influences
  • Families and school
  • Common eating disorders
• Anorexia


  People with anorexia have a real fear of weight gain and a distorted view of their body size and shape. As a result, they eat very little and can become dangerously underweight.
• Bulimia


  People with bulimia might binge eat (eat to excess) and then try to compensate in extreme ways, such as making themselves throw up or exercising all the time, to prevent weight gain.
• Anxiety Disorders


  Sudden and often strong feelings of stress or fear, called "panic attacks"
• Autism Spectrum Disorder


  Changes the way the brain understands the world. People diagnosed with autism can have a hard time talking about their feelings, understanding people's actions, and being social.
• Bi-Polar Disorder


  Everybody has feelings that change. When something good happens, you feel happy. When something bad happens, you feel sad. But with Bi-Polar Disorder, the changes in mood are more extreme.
• Panic attacks


  Cause your heart to speed up, make you feel afraid, dizzy, or feel like you can't breathe
• Even kids can have panic attacks
• People who have panic attacks


  Sometimes feel scared to go places because they are afraid of having an attack
• People who have panic attacks can get help, get better and be okay
• Autism Spectrum Disorder


  Changes the way the brain understands the world
• People diagnosed with autism


  • Can have a hard time talking about their feelings, understanding people's actions, and being social
  • Can be very sensitive about being touched
• Kids who have autism are just as smart as other kids
• Kids with autism can be very good at things like math or music
• Kids with autism are not acting mean or weird, their brains just work in a different way
• Kids with autism still make friends and learn how to work and play with others
• Bi-Polar Disorder


  Changes the way people feel emotions
• People with bi-polar disorder


  • Their emotions can go from happy to sad very quickly
  • They can be very cheerful one moment, and very angry, sad and tired the next moment
• Mania


  Intense feelings of happiness experienced by people with bi-polar disorder