Mental Health Care Matters
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- 47.2% of U.S. adults with mental illness received treatment in 2021
- 65.4% of U.S. adults with serious mental illness received treatment in 2021
- 50.6% of U.S. youth aged 6-17 with a mental health disorder received treatment in 2016
- The average delay between onset of mental illness symptoms and treatment is 11 years
- Annual treatment rates among U.S. adults with any mental illness, by demographic group:
- 10.6% of U.S. adults with mental illness had no insurance coverage in 2021
- 11.9% of U.S. adults with serious mental illness had no insurance coverage in 2021
- 160 million people live in a designated Mental Health Professional Shortage Area