| Early identification key to effective
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| | their lifetime by severe mental illnesses
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| treatment
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| | such as bipolar disorder, schizophrenia
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| (NC)-According to the Canadian Mental
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| | and major depression.
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| Health Association an estimated one in
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| | One in ten children/adolescents have
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| five Canadians will be affected by a
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| | mental illnesses severe enough to cause
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| mental illness at some time during their
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| | some level of impairment.
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| lives. Here are some more interesting
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| | 80% of children who require care for
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| facts about mental illness:
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| | mental health problems do not receive the
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| Mental illnesses are more common than
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| | help they need, not so much because it is
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| cancer, diabetes, or heart disease.
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| | unavailable, but because parents don't
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| Mental illnesses are physical brain
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| | recognize the need for help or are
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| disorders that profoundly disrupt a
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| | unaware that it is available.
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| person's ability to think, feel, and
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| | Early intervention and identification can
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| relate to others and their environment.
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| | help to prevent decades of suffering for
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| One in every five families is affected in
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| | both patients and families.
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