Why
What Do the Numbers Tell Us?
In short, our girls are suffering
Multiple studies reveal that a significant number of our youth are struggling with difficulties they are ill-equipped to process.
Our girls are carrying unique burdens, and seem to suffer in disproportionate ways when compared to their male counterparts.
Increasing numbers of young women are at great risk for depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, sexual violence and mental health disorders.
Sadly, the statistics tell us that the trends are on the rise, so the need for help & healing will only continue to grow in the coming years.
"The challenges today's generation of young people face are unprecedented and uniquely hard to navigate. And the effect these challenges have had on their mental health is devastating."
US Surgeon General
"One's connectedness is a better indicator of the ability to heal than one's experience of trauma"
Josh Varner
Trauma
What is trauma?
Trauma is anything that overwhelms the brain's ability to cope. It is a response to an event, not the event itself. (Josh Varner)
How does unresolved trauma manifest in teens?
Health Issues
Emotional Struggles
Mental Turmoil
The Problem of Access to Care
59.8%
The percentage of youth with major depression who do not receive any mental health treatment
67 Days
The national median wait time to see a mental health care professional
350:1
Client to therapist ratio for The Sanctuary
2:1
Client to therapist ratio for The Sanctuary
Data from Mental Health America and the American Psychiatric Association
THERE IS A DESPERATE NEED FOR FACILITIES AND
PRACTITIONERS TO MEET THE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS IN WYOMING AND THE ROCKY
MOUNTAIN STATES.
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon
The State of our Youth
Results of a decades-long study by the National Survey on Drug Use and Health
Percentage of young women who considered attempting suicide in the last year
Up from 19% in 2011
Percentage of young women who experienced a major depressive episode in the last year
Up from 12% in 2011
Percentage of young women who felt persistently sad or hopeless
Up from 36% in 2011
