Mental health in bad shape in US
By Runjhun Bhatia | March 21, 2011Brain Awareness Week highlights inadequacy of preventative care The state of mental health in this country is abysmal. In 2006, the U.S. ranked first internationally for mental illness, and nearly half of all Americans met the requirements for mental illness at some point in their lives. Also, more than a fourth of adults suffer from a mental illness every year.