INQ-300 | Silent Crisis of Mental Health

Full Title: Exploring the Silent Crisis of Mental Health

Topic Description:

According to the National Institutes of Mental Health, one in five people suffer from some type of mental illness in the United States. The number of people being diagnosed has significantly increased in the last several years. Two categories are used to describe mental illness: any mental illness (AMI) and serious mental illness (SMI) Young adults aged 18-25 years have the highest prevalence of AMI and SMI compared to adults aged 26 or older these numbers are expected to continue to increase. Why are we seeing this increase and what can be done? Through reading, research, writing and presenting students will work independently and in groups to answer the question and propose potential solutions to the mental health crisis.

Counts as Global? No

Topic Approved: October 2022