How many people with mental illness are parents?
The number of adults with mental illness who are parents is likely to be in the millions. Research indicates that 68% of women and 55% of men who experience a mental illness during their lifetime are parents. Therefore, persons having experienced a mental illness at some point in their lives are more likely than not to be parents.
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