Whereas the mental health and well-being of people in the United States is a vital issue that affects not only quality of life, but also the health of communities, families, and economic stability; Whereas individuals with mental illness and behavioral health disorders can and do recover utilizing treatment regimens, including psychosocial therapies, peer support, and clinical help, as well as other behavioral, psychiatric, psychological, faith-based and pastoral care, and medical services; Whereas parents, families, and caregivers are allies in recovery and serve as critical members of the care delivery team; Whereas advances in brain and behavioral research show significant promise for continued improvements in effective treatments of mental illness; Whereas 43,421,000 adults in the United States experience mental illness; Whereas approximately 1 in 5 children and adolescents has a diagnosable mental disorder at any one point in time, and 50 percent of all mental disorders begin by age 14 and 75 percent by age 24; Whereas 9,765,000 adults in the United States experience conditions such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depression; Whereas 3,403,000 adults in the United States with a diagnosis of serious mental illness do not receive treatment; Whereas post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) impacts 14 to 24 percent of service members and veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq; Whereas roughly 20 to 50 percent of all prison and jail inmates are diagnosed with a mental illness and United States prisons are home to 10 times more people with mental illness than psychiatric hospitals; Whereas mental illness is the leading cause of disability in the Nation; Whereas untreated mental illness is a leading cause of absenteeism and lost earnings and productivity in the workplace and costs the United States economy over $193,000,000,000 per year in lost earnings; Whereas suicide is the second leading cause of death among individuals between the ages of 25 and 34