Percentage of people with serious mental illness who want to work: 80%.
Average number of hospital beds reserved for mental disorders in 40% of the world's countries: fewer than 1.
Percentage of employers who have plans to address mental health and mental illness in the workplace: 31%.
Percentage of adolescents (aged 15-24) who report a mental illness or substance abuse problem: 18%.
Number of people (world-wide) with a known, treatable mental disorder who never seek help: 297, 000,000.
Average number of psychiatrists per 100, 000 people in half the countries in the world: 1.
Likelihood people with mental illness will be victims of crime: 2.5 times that of the general population.
The cost of supporting someone with a serious mental illness to live in the community: $34,418 per year (all costs).
The cost of keeping someone with a serious mental illness in the hospital: $170,820 per year.
Percentage of Canadians who experience a major depression in their lifetime: 8%
Suicide accounts for 24% of all deaths among Canadians 15-24 and 16% of all deaths for the age group 25-44
Highest per capita users of psychiatric medication in the world: Canadians
Percentage of people with chronic depression who die from suicide: 15%
Most common mental illness in Canada: Anxiety disorders
