Crafts 4 Hope Is A Proud Sponsor Of F.A.M.I.S Fellowship

Friends Against Mental Illness Stiga Fellowship is a group of people that have been brought together all throughout Cumberland County New Jersey with 2 things in common: A history of some type of Mental Health issue present or past and the joy of crafting. This group aims to raise Mental Health Awareness through educating the general public. Praying for individuals privately and crafting together. To be a member of said fellowship, each person must strive to do a random act of kindness daily and take the membership pledge:

MEMBERSHIP PLEDGE

There is no shame in my mental illness. I can be a blessing to others just the way I am. Each day I will to be a kind member of my community by striving to do one random act of kindness each day. I will uplift and support my friends in the fellowship to the best of my ability.

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS BY THE NUMBERS

Millions of people are affected by mental illness each year. Across the country, many people just like you work, perform, create, compete, laugh, love and inspire every day.


22.8% of U.S. adults experienced mental illness in 2021 (57.8 million people). This represents 1 in 5 adults.


5.5% of U.S. adults experienced serious mental illness in 2021 (14.1 million people). This represents 1 in 20 adults.

16.5% of U.S. youth aged 6-17 experienced a mental health disorder in 2016 (7.7 million people)

7.6% of U.S. adults experienced a co-occurring substance use disorder and mental illness in 2021 (19.4 million people)

CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

About 2 million times each year, people with serious mental illness are booked into jails.


About 2 in 5 people who are incarcerated have a history of mental illness (37% in state and federal prisons and 44% held in local jails).

66% of women in prison reported having a history of mental illness, almost twice the percentage of men in prison.

Nearly one in four people shot and killed by police officers between 2015 and 2020 had a mental health condition.

Suicide is the leading cause of death for people held in local jails.

An estimated 4,000 people with serious mental illness are held in solitary confinement inside U.S. prisons.

COMMUNITY

21.1% of people experiencing homelessness in the U.S. have a serious mental health condition

Among people in the U.S. under age 18, depressive disorders are the most common cause of hospitalization (after excluding hospitalization relating to pregnancy and birth)

Among people in the U.S. aged 18-44, psychosis spectrum and mood disorders account for nearly 600,000 hospitalizations each year

19.7% of U.S. Veterans experienced a mental illness in 2020 (3.9 million people)

9.6% of Active Component service members in the U.S. military experienced a mental health or substance use condition in 2021

Across the U.S. economy, serious mental illness causes $193.2 billion in lost earnings each year

Citation
National Alliance On Mental Health Illness(2025, March 28). Mental Health By The Numbers. Retrieved from [ https://www.nami.org/about-mental-illness/mental-health-by-the-numbers ]

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