The Awareness Network was formed in November of 2015 by a couple of Montanans who wanted to challenge mental health stigma and promote the treatment of Anxiety Disorders.
FACT: 150,000 Montana adults suffer from an anxiety disorder and forms of depression. However, only 50,000 will seek help for their illnesses because of stigma and lack of quality education and resources.
The numbers are even worse for the 35,000 Montana youth who suffer from anxiety disorders.
The mission of the Awareness Network is simple: educate sufferers and their families about a wide range of anxiety disorders and promote treatments, resources, and support for those impacted. Over the last year, we’ve incorporated with the State of Montana, launched a popular Facebook page and website, and have begun meeting with community leaders throughout the state. Now we want to take this organization to the next level and expand its reach.
If you have any questions about our cause, please email us directly at [email protected]
Watch this video and learn more about our StartSomeGood campaign.
FACTS:
- Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illnesses in the Montana.
- Anxiety disorders are highly treatable, yet only about one-third of those suffering receive treatment.
- Anxiety disorders cost the U.S. more than $42 billion a year, almost one-third of the country's $148 billion total mental health bill, according to "The Economic Burden of Anxiety Disorders.”
- People with an anxiety disorder are three to five times more likely to go to the doctor and six times more likely to be hospitalized for psychiatric disorders than those who do not suffer from anxiety disorders.
- Anxiety disorders develop from a complex set of risk factors, including genetics, brain chemistry, personality, and life events.
