Approximate number of Americans over 18 with severe mental illness: 7.7 million
(3.3% of the population)*

• Approximate number of Americans over 18 with severe bipolar disorder: 5.1 million (2.2% of the population)*
• Percentage untreated in any given year: 51%*
• Approximate number of Americans over 18 with schizophrenia: 2.6 million (1.1% of the population)*
• Percentage untreated in any given year: 40%*

Approximate number of Americans over 18 with untreated severe mental illness:
3.6 million*

• Approximate number of Americans over 18 with untreated severe mental illness who are homeless: 200,000
• Approximate number of Americans over 18 with untreated mental illness who are in jails or prisons: 319,000
• Approximate percentage of homicides committed by Americans with severe mental illness: 10% (approximately 1,600/year)
• Approximate number of annual suicides by Americans with severe mental illness: 6,000
• Approximate percentage of people with schizophrenia who suffer impairment of insight (anosognosia): 50%
• Approximate percentage of people with bipolar disorder who suffer impairment of insight: 40%

* National Institute of Mental Health, 2010

Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT)

Number of states with assisted outpatient treatment laws: 44

Sample of results:
New York Kendra Law's study showed that for participants in assisted outpatient treatment:

• 77 percent fewer experienced hospitalizations compared to before participation
• 74 percent fewer experienced homelessness compared to before participation
• 83 percent fewer experienced arrests compared to before participation
• 88 percent fewer experienced incarceration compared to before participation

New York consumer responses to assisted outpatient treatment:

• 75 percent said helped to gain control over their lives
• 81 percent said helped them to get well and stay well
• 90 percent said made them more likely to keep appointments and to take medication