Anxiety

The COVID-19 pandemic is associated with an increase in individuals experiencing mental health burdens and challenges. People are feeling more isolated, lonely, a lack of belonging, and like a burden.

Stress and anxiety disorders are, in fact, the most common mental health issue in the United States, affecting 40 million adults aged 18 and older. Unfortunately, only one-third of adults who suffer with anxiety receive treatment.

Additionally, 80 percent of youth and adolescents experience stress and anxiety disorders, according to the Child Mind Institute’s Children’s Mental Health Report. Sixty percent of those with diagnosable stress, anxiety, and depression are not getting treatment.

When stress and anxiety become unmanageable, all areas of life – work, social, school and family – become more difficult. This leads to negative thinking, which often perpetuates the cycle of anxiety. Without treatment, a large percentage of adults and children will continue to suffer silently.