According to Mind, a leading mental heath charity in England and Wales:
- 1 in 4 people will experience a mental health problem of some kind each year in England.
- The amount of people with common mental health problems went up by 20% between 1993 to 2014, in both men and women.
- The percentage of people reporting severe mental health symptoms in any given week rose from 7% in 1993, to over 9% in 2014.
- The percentage of people reporting severe mental health symptoms in any given week rose from 7% in 1993, to over 9% in 2014.
- People reporting having had suicidal thoughts within the past year went up by 30% between the years 2000–2014
In any given week in England people will be diagnose:
- 8 in 100 people with a mix of anxiety and depression.
- 6 in 100 people with general anxiety disorder (GAD).
- 4 in 100 people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
In their lifetime people will be diagnose :
- 3 in 100 people with antisocial personality disorder (ASPD).
- 2 in 100 people with borderline personality disorder (BPD).
- 2 in 100 people with bipolar disorder.
Over the course of someone’s lifetime:
- 1 in 5 people have suicidal thoughts.
- 1 in 14 people self harm.
- 1 in 15 people attempt suicide.