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2025 State-Specific Fact Sheet References



  • More than 1 in 5 U.S. adults experience mental illness each year 1.
  • [Number] adults in [state] have a mental health condition2. That’s more than [number] the population of [city].
  • More than 1 in 20 U.S. adults experience a serious mental illness each year.1
  • [Number] [state] adults have a serious mental illness.2
  • 1 in [number] of the more than [number] people in [state] who are unhoused have a serious mental illness.3
  • 1 in 20 U.S. adults have serious thoughts of suicide each year.1
  • [Number] [state] adults have serious thoughts of suicide each year.2 
  • [Number] lives were lost to suicide in [state] in 2022.4
  • 1 in 6 U.S. adolescents aged 12-17 experience a major depressive episode each year.1
  • [Number] [state] adolescents experience a major depressive episode each year.2
  • 1 in 9 U.S. adolescents aged 12-17 have serious thoughts of suicide each year.1
  • [Number] [state] adolescents have serious thoughts of suicide each year.2
  • Over [percentage] of youth aged 0-17 in [state] have experienced 2+ adverse childhood experiences, which are linked to mental illness and substance misuse in adulthood.5
  • More than [number] people in [state] live in a community without enough mental health professionals.6 
  • [Number] adults in [state] reported needing mental health treatment but not receiving it between 2018-2019. Cost is a prevailing factor in not receiving treatment.7
  • [People in state] are over [number]x more likely to be forced out-of-network for mental health care than for primary health care.8  
  • [Number] calls were made to [state’s] 988 Suicide & Crisis Line call centers in 2023.9
  • In [state’s] K-12 public schools, there is only 1 school psychologist for every [number] students. This is worse than the recommended ratio of one school psychologist for every 500 students.10

References
  1. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). (2024, July). Key Substance Use and Mental Health Indicators in the United States: Results from the 2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. SAMHSA. https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/reports/rpt47095/National%20Report/National%20Report/2023-nsduh-annual-national.pdf
  2. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). SAMHSA. 2021-2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Model-Based Estimated Totals (in Thousands) (50 States and the District of Columbia). SAMHSA. https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/reports/rpt44485/2022-nsduh-sae-totals-tables-csv/2022-nsduh-sae-totals-tables.pdf 
  3. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Continuum of Care (CoC) Homeless Assistance Programs Homeless Populations and Subpopulations Reports (2023). HUD Exchange. https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/coc/coc-homeless-populations-and-subpopulations-reports/?filter_Year=2023&filter_Scope=&filter_State=&filter_CoC=&program=CoC&group=PopSub
  4. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics. Suicide Mortality by State (2022). CDC. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/sosmap/suicide-mortality/suicide.htm
  5. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB). 2022-2023 National Survey of Children’s Health. Data Resource Center for Child & Adolescent Health. https://www.childhealthdata.org/browse/survey/results?q=11343&r=1
  6. Kaiser Family Foundation. Mental Health Care Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs). KFF. https://www.kff.org/other/state-indicator/mental-health-care-health-professional-shortage-areas-hpsas/?currentTimeframe=0&sortModel=%7B%22colId%22:%22Location%22,%22sort%22:%22asc%22%7D *
  7. Kaiser Family Foundation. Adults Reporting Unmet Need for Mental Health Treatment in the Past Year Because of Cost (2018-2019). KFF. https://www.kff.org/other/state-indicator/adults-reporting-unmet-need-for-mental-health-treatment-in-the-past-year-because-of-cost/?currentTimeframe=0&sortModel=%7B%22colId%22:%22Location%22,%22sort%22:%22asc%22%7D
  8. Mark, T. L., & Parish, W. J. (2024). Behavioral health parity – Pervasive disparities in access to in-network care continue. RTI International. https://www.rti.org/publication/behavioral-health-parity-pervasive-disparities-access-network-care-continue
  9. Vibrant. 988 Lifeline State-based Monthly Reports (2023). 988 Lifeline. https://988lifeline.org/professionals/our-network/state-based-monthly-reports/ **
  10. National Association of School Psychologists. State Shortages Data Dashboard. https://www.nasponline.org/about-school-psychology/state-shortages-data-dashboard ***

* Source reflected September 2024 data at time of collection; current data may differ. 
** Monthly routed calls by state combined for total routed calls by state in 2023.
*** Source reflected 2024 data at time of collection; current source data may differ. Not all state fact sheets include school psychologist data.

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