Ithaca Mental Health

Mental health is an issue that effects approximately 40 million Americans every year. In the state of New York, approximately one out of five people live with a mental health disorder.

The Mental Health Association of Tompkins County performed a play titled One Out of Seven. The performance featured actors who have overcome a mental health disorder. The actors portrayed the struggles that they faced throughout their previous experiences. In Ithaca, New York, one out of seven people live with a mental health disorder and the purpose of the performance was to spread awareness about the importance of mental health.

Ithaca Mental Health did a survey on 100 people on the importance of mental health in society.

86.5 percent believed that mental health issues were extremely important to the well being of a person while 1 percent of people surveyed believed it was not important at all.

In a question asking if mental illness is a major issue in society, 92.7 percent said yes, 3.1 percent said they did not know, and 4.2 percent said that it is not an issue.

55.2 percent of survey respondents did not know if the Tompkins County Health Department did a good job of educating the public on mental health. Only a mere 10.4 percent said the department did a decent job, and 25 percent of respondents said mental health education could be better.