Mental Health Advocates in States Family Court's are imperative to fair access to justice by parent's with Mental Illness and Alcohol and Drug addiction.
- In 2013, there were an estimated 43.8 million adults aged 18 or older in the U.S. with any Mental Illness in the past year. This represented 18.5 percent of all U.S. adults.
- “Drug use is on the rise in this country and 23.5 million Americans are addicted to alcohol and drugs. That’s approximately one in every 10 Americans over the age of 12 – roughly equal to the entire population of Texas. But only 11 percent of those with an addiction receive treatment. It is staggering and unacceptable that so many Americans are living with an untreated chronic disease and cannot access treatment,” said Dr. Kima Joy Taylo