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No surprise here: A national survey found that the unemployed are far more likely than others to report severe mental distress. Mental Health America and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) surveyed 1,002 adults (half men, half women) nationwide in mid-September. About 13% of those without jobs said they'd had thoughts of harming themselves—four times the rate of people with jobs. Unemployed people were also twice as likely to say they were concerned about their mental health or had used alcohol or drugs in the past 6 months. Among those who had not consulted a health provider about their concerns, 42% said that lack of insurance coverage or cost was the main impediment.