BUILDING BETTER LIVES

Mental Health in Maine

More than 11x the Population of Augusta

Struggles with Mental Illness in Maine

#DidYouKnow = More than 200,000 adults in Maine have mental health conditions. It is more important than ever to build a stronger mental health system that provides the care, support and services that Mainers require.

MAINERS HAVE DIFFICULTY

Finding the Help They Need

20%

1 in 5 adults in the United States experience
mental illness each year

25%

223,000 adults in Maine have a mental health condition

HERE TO HELP

Let's Change The Statistics

THE STRUGGLE

Anxiety & Depression

In February 2021, 37.5% of adults in Maine reported symptoms of anxiety or depression.
12.8% were unable to get counseling or therapy.

THE FACTS

Mental Illness

1 in 20 U.S. adults experience serious mental illness each year. In Maine, 61,000 adults have a serious mental illness.

YOUTH BREAKDOWN

Teen Experience

1 in 6 U.S. youth aged 6–17 experience a mental health disorder each year. 14,000 Mainers age 12–17 have depression.

MONEY MATTERS

What's The Cost

Of the 65,000 adults in Maine who did not receive needed mental health care, 46.1% did not because of cost. 8.1% of people in the state are uninsured.

STAYING IN NETWORK

Insurance Rules

Mainers are 11x more likely to be forced out-of-network for mental health care than for primary care, making it more difficult to find help & less affordable due to higher out-of-pocket costs.

LACK OF OPTIONS

Finding Providers

Mainers struggle to get the help they need. 260,862 people in Maine live in a community that does not have enough mental health professionals.

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Here for Maine. Here for YOU! Through support, education, and advocacy NAMI Maine is dedicated to building better lives for the 1 in 4 Mainers who are affected by mental illness.