Mental Health Facts

In any given week, at least 500,000 employed Canadians are unable to work because of mental health problems

• False

• True

Canadians in the lowest income group are twice as likely as those in the high-income group to report fair to poor mental health

• True

• False

People with mental illnesses have a tendency to be violent

• True

• False

Across the world, 75% of those with a mental illness won't receive any treatment at all

• False

• True

Mental illness is the 10th leading cause of disability and premature death in Canada

• True

• False

Just 50% of Canadians would tell friends or co-workers that they have a family member with a mental illness

• True

• False

The disease burden of mental illness is 1.5 times higher than all cancers put together

• True

• False

Mental illness is a sign of weak character

• True

• False

In 2008 46% of Canadians thought people used the term mental illness as an excuse for bad behavior

• True

• False

In a survey of 556 UK respondents, 70% reported that either they or a family member had experienced stigma as a result of mental illness

• False

• True