RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — America is in a mental health crisis and it's especially a crisis for our young people, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Within this larger issue, medical professionals are sharing their concerns about a lack of resources.

The CDC cites suicide is a leading cause of death, and information from 2023 shows this accounts for one death every eleven minutes.

It's one of the reasons why health professionals believe access to care is so important.

Amy Brundle likes to spend her free time traveling with her husband. She's a marketing and communications professional with NAMI North Carolina. The organization, an affiliate for National Alliance on Mental Illness, offers mental health help to people for free.

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