The following are the latest statistics available from the National Institute of Mental Health Disorders, part of the National Institutes of Health:
Mental health disorders account for several of the top causes of disability in established market economies, such as the U.S., worldwide, and include: major depression (also called clinical depression), manic depression (also called bipolar disorder), schizophrenia, and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Approximately 9.5% of American adults ages 18 and over, will suffer from a depressive illness (major depression, bipolar disorder, or dysthymia) each year.
Most people who commit suicide have a diagnosable mental disorder -- most commonly a depressive disorder or a substance use disorder.
Approximately 1% of Americans are affected by schizophrenia.
Approximately about 18% of people ages 18- 54 in a given year, have an anxiety disorder in a given year. Anxiety disorders include: panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), and phobias (social phobia, agoraphobia, and specific phobia).
The link above provides the website to Mercer County Community College's Counseling Services which are free to all enrolled students. They provide:
Services for faculty/Staff include:
MCCC Counseling Services are located on both campuses. The West Windsor office is located in Room SC 229 and the James Kerney office is located in Room KC 409.
They can be contacted at:
West Windsor Campus: 609-570-3354
James Kerney Campus: 609-570-3402
Both can be contacted by the same email at counseling@mccc.edu
Emergency Call/Text: 9-8-8 or
Mercer County Crisis Intervention Suicide Hotline: 609-896-2120
Capital Health Regional Medical Center Emergency Mental Health Services: 609-396-4357
New Jersey Hopeline: 1855-654-6735
2nd Floor Youth Helpline: 1888-222-2228
College of the Overwhelmed: the campus mental health crisis and what to do about it: Call no: RC 451.4 .S7 K33 2004
Toxic Positivity: keeping it real in a world obsessed with being happy: Call no: BF 575 .H27 G663 2022
College students in distress: a resource guide for faculty, staff, and campus community: Call no: LB 2343 .S49 2006 C. 1
The real world of college: what higher education is and what it can be: Call no: LC 1011 .F475 2022
One nation under stress: the trouble with stress as an idea: Call no: BF 575 .S75 B343 2013
The 50 healthiest habits and lifestyle changes: Call no: RA 427.8 .G654 2016
Encyclopedia of Creativity: Call no: BF 408 .E53 2011 V.1 and V.2
Lost connections: uncovering the real causes of depression--and the unexpected solutions: Call no: RC 537 .H346 2018
Student Depression: a silent crisis in our schools and communities: Call no: RJ 506 .D4 L42 2007
Beating stress, anxiety, & depression: groundbreaking ways to make you feel better: Call no: RC 531 .P55 B43 2011
On the edge: stepping back from the brink of suicide: Call no: RC 537 .G37 O5 2010
31 days in May: a visual journal of mental illness and addiction: Call no: RC 455.4 .A77 H47 2018
Major in happiness: debunking the college major fallacies: Call no: LB 2361 E.36 2016