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1 in 5 of Us Lives With a Mental Illness
Grants are awarded three times/year. Total dollars awarded are updated annually.
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$461+ million
Since 1987, the Foundation has awarded more than $461 million to fund more than 6,700 grants to more than 5,600 leading scientists around the world.
Nearly 1 in 5 adults
More than 18% of adults in the U.S. experience mental illness in a given year.*
* Source: National Institute of Mental Health
20% of children
Just over 20 percent of children, either currently or at some point during their life, have had a seriously debilitating mental disorder.*
* Source: National Institute of Mental Health
450 million people
More than 450 million people around the world live with mental illnesses.*
* Source: World Health Organization