A recent Axios-Ipsos poll highlighted mental health as a major concern among Americans, surpassing fears related to firearms, cancer, or COVID-19, especially among younger adults. The poll results, conducted by Ipsos on 2/20 with 1,247 American respondents, showed that 22% of respondents identified mental health as their biggest health concern, followed by obesity at 20%, opioids at 19%, guns at 12%, and cancer at 6%. This growing concern is reflected in various societal aspects, including the alarming statistic that more than one in four unmarried or single men in the U.S. lack close friends, prompting new startups to address this issue. Additionally, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) reported that only one in three black adults receives mental health treatment. The American Psychiatric Association also found that one in three Americans felt lonely at least once a week over the past year, with younger people being more susceptible. Furthermore, 20% of single men reported not having any close friends, indicating a 'friendship recession' among American men.
American men are stuck in what’s been dubbed a "friendship recession," with 20% of single men now saying they don’t have any close friends. https://t.co/SJYDPfXOMH
One in 3 Americans said they felt lonely at least once a week over the past year, with younger people more likely to report these feelings than other age groups, according to the American Psychiatric Association’s latest monthly poll. https://t.co/TZ7sUfmTnz
Only one in three black adults receive mental health treatment, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). https://t.co/yyKNUsIMU3
More than one in four men in the U.S. who aren’t married or in a relationship said they didn’t have any close friends at all. New startups are looking to fix that. https://t.co/8uNJu2Chzf https://t.co/8uNJu2Chzf
What's your biggest health concern? Mental health 22% Obesity 20% Opioids 19 Guns 12% Cancer 6% ipsos - 2/20 - 1,247 A https://t.co/zgIX9r942Q
In a new Axios-Ipsos poll, Americans — particularly younger adults — view mental health issues as a greater societal threat than access to firearms, cancer or COVID-19. https://t.co/yT1IMLAkUU https://t.co/stS18bZr70