Mental health is currently one of the most expensive health care issues. The cost of treating mental illness’s effects not only impacts the health care industry as a whole, but also imposes indirect costs on businesses through absenteeism, lower productivity, and reduced earnings. Mental illness, and the effects of mental illness, costs the U.S. economy several billion dollars in losses every year, with predictions suggesting that these costs will only continue to rise in the next two decades. Between 2006 and 2009 alone the costs of mental health care rose from approximately $57 billion to more than $150 billion. These numbers will likely be exacerbated due to the mental health problems that are continuing to rise within the United States as teenagers and adolescents are experiencing mental illness at escalating rates. Despite the rapid growth of mental illness, mental health coverage has not been expanding to meet the increasing demand for treatment. It is estimated that about 28% of the U.S. population has a diagnosable mental illness, even though only 8% actually seek treatment.

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心理健康平等日益重要

心理健康是目前最昂贵的医疗保健问题之一。治疗精神疾病影响的成本不仅会影响整个医疗保健行业，还会通过旷工、生产力下降和收入减少给企业带来间接成本。精神疾病以及精神疾病的影响每年给美国经济造成数十亿美元的损失，预测表明这些成本在未来二十年内只会继续上升。仅在 2006 年至 2009 年间，精神卫生保健的费用就从大约 570 亿美元增加到超过 1500 亿美元。由于青少年和青少年正在以不断升级的速度患有精神疾病，美国境内的心理健康问题持续上升，这些数字可能会加剧。尽管精神疾病快速增长，但精神健康覆盖面并未扩大以满足日益增长的治疗需求。据估计，大约 28% 的美国人口患有可诊断的精神疾病，尽管实际上只有 8% 的人寻求治疗。