Americans do not take mental health seriously enough. According to the NIMH, as many as 45% of mental health cases go untreated in this country, at a total potential cost of $147 billion per year. What is controversial — or at least uncomfortable — is the idea that millennials suffer from more mental health issues than any previous generation. Millennials report depression in higher numbers than any previous generation, according to Mashable, at 20%, or one in five. Depression leads to worsening job performance, which leads to unemployment, which leads to further depression.

Source: Forbes January 17, 2017 16:14 UTC