Clarence Jones

regardless of the fact of access, which we will get into for sure in our third show with you, Mike. One of the things I do wanna bring up is some of the incredible statistics that our research crew has done. So just to give our listening audience a little flavor here, from February 1 to the 13th, so two week period of time,

regardless of the fact of access, which we will get into for sure in our third show with you, Mike. One of the things I do wanna bring up is some of the incredible statistics that our research crew has done. So just to give our listening audience a little flavor here, from February 1 to the 13th, so two week period of time,

in 2023 so that was recently yeah 28.3 percent of adults in Minnesota reported symptoms of anxiety or some kind of a depressive disorder compared with 30 32 percent of adults in the United States regardless that wow okay so you know and Mike you brought this up you know Certainly during the pandemic, we saw a lot of differences in depression, et cetera.

in 2023 so that was recently yeah 28.3 percent of adults in Minnesota reported symptoms of anxiety or some kind of a depressive disorder compared with 30 32 percent of adults in the United States regardless that wow okay so you know and Mike you brought this up you know Certainly during the pandemic, we saw a lot of differences in depression, et cetera.

The pandemic has coincided with an increase in substance use and increased death rates due to substances. In May of 2022, among adults in Minnesota who reported experiencing symptoms of anxiety or depressive disorder, 30.6% reported needing counseling or therapy but not receiving it in the past four weeks, compared to an average of 28.2%. Still, incredibly sad stuff here.

The pandemic has coincided with an increase in substance use and increased death rates due to substances. In May of 2022, among adults in Minnesota who reported experiencing symptoms of anxiety or depressive disorder, 30.6% reported needing counseling or therapy but not receiving it in the past four weeks, compared to an average of 28.2%. Still, incredibly sad stuff here.

Mental health in the United States, the vast majority of individuals with a substance use disorder in the United States are not receiving treatment. 15.3% of adults had a substance use disorder in the past year. Of them, 93.5% did not receive any form of treatment. Some of them probably didn't even realize they had a problem. And so they didn't present themselves

Mental health in the United States, the vast majority of individuals with a substance use disorder in the United States are not receiving treatment. 15.3% of adults had a substance use disorder in the past year. Of them, 93.5% did not receive any form of treatment. Some of them probably didn't even realize they had a problem. And so they didn't present themselves

Correct.

Correct.

No kidding. No kidding. Suicide, you know, we had a previous show that we dealt with suicide. You know, gay transgender populations, I'm sure, are seeing much more stress and anxiety just in living in general. And so these are incredibly sad. Depression is a leading cause of disability worldwide.

No kidding. No kidding. Suicide, you know, we had a previous show that we dealt with suicide. You know, gay transgender populations, I'm sure, are seeing much more stress and anxiety just in living in general. And so these are incredibly sad. Depression is a leading cause of disability worldwide.

The United States has some of the worst mental health-related outcomes, including the highest suicide rate and second highest drug-related death rates. These are things that really, really lend themselves to some policy changes so that we as just human beings in a country that should be taking care of each other should address.

The United States has some of the worst mental health-related outcomes, including the highest suicide rate and second highest drug-related death rates. These are things that really, really lend themselves to some policy changes so that we as just human beings in a country that should be taking care of each other should address.

And hopefully we'll get into many of those aspects in our next show on policy. Yeah, Mike, thoughts on all of these?

And hopefully we'll get into many of those aspects in our next show on policy. Yeah, Mike, thoughts on all of these?

Right, exactly. Well, listen, we could go on and on. about this. Last thoughts on this, Clarence?

Right, exactly. Well, listen, we could go on and on. about this. Last thoughts on this, Clarence?

You know, we had Senator John Marty on the show a couple of weeks ago, Mike, and he underscored that. He absolutely underscored that. And I hope it truly, truly, truly happened. So, Mike, once again, thanks for your incredible insights on this. hopeful. There's some sadness to it, but there's some hopefulness to it.

You know, we had Senator John Marty on the show a couple of weeks ago, Mike, and he underscored that. He absolutely underscored that. And I hope it truly, truly, truly happened. So, Mike, once again, thanks for your incredible insights on this. hopeful. There's some sadness to it, but there's some hopefulness to it.