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King County has provided links to these external web sites in the hope that users will find useful reference material on mental  health related subjects. Because King County cannot control those sites, it cannot be held responsible for content included in them. Moreover, in no way should an external link be considered any form of endorsement by King County.  Mental Health Links

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
  General information on variety of subjects for all ages
• Child and Adolescent Mental Health
  National Institute of Mental Health
• Facts on Children’s Mental Health in America 
  National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) fact sheets
• National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD)
  NASMHPD advocates for the collective interests of state mental health authorities and their directors at the national level.

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In the United States, 44 million adults – about one in five – have been diagnosed with a mental health condition. This is a rising healthOpens a New Window. challenge that does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, educationOpens a New Window. or careerOpens a New Window.. Those living with depression, anxiety and other mental health disorders often experience strained relationships at home and at work.

According to a new survey by Harris Insights and Analytics for the American Heart Association,

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August 24, 2018 | By Keiko Purnell

My last depressive episode left me completely isolated. I didn’t respond to messages for months. Since I didn’t know how long I would be depressed, answering the question “how are you?” became emotionally draining. Actually, that one question was why I stopped talking to people entirely.

“How are you?” is such a knee-jerk opening line to a conversation; most of us don’t even realize we’re saying it, or pay much attention to the typical response of,

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January 31 Kelly Burch

Many of Christine Walker’s friends are just starting to help their teenage children plan to leave home, whether for a job, college or a gap year. But Walker’s 16-year-old son Schuyler has already lived away from his family for seven years, spending nearly half his life in residential treatment programs and schools for children with severe mental illness.

“When Schuyler was 7, that was when I had tried absolutely everything — every pill,

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