ACMI is a nonprofit organization that was founded by a group of passionate parents whose adult children shared a similar experience with Arizona’s behavioral health system.
We work with stakeholders to improve care for persons suffering from chronic serious mental illness through cost-effective network enhancements.
Improve the well-being of Chronic Seriously Mentally Ill population by providing more “Lighthouse-like community living” * and more Contained Treatment Facilities.
approximate number with schizophrenia (1.1% of the population), 40% untreated
approximate number with severe bipolar disorder (2.2% of the population), 51% untreated
adults with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder mental illness (3.3% of the population)
homeless people with serious mental illness
estimated percentage of individuals with schizophrenia or bipolar who attempt suicide during their lifetimes
estimated percentage of family homicides associated with serious mental illness
approximate number untreated in any given year (1.6% of the population)
inmates with mental illness in jails and prisons
estimated percentage of homicides involving an offender with serious mental illness
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