Patterns of Mental Health Service Utilization and Substance Use Among Adults, 2000 and 2001

Figure 2.12 is a bar chart indicating the percentage of adults by perceived health status who received mental health treatment in the past year. The chart shows that 7.2 percent of adults who perceived their health as excellent, 9.4 percent of those who perceived their health as very good, 11.0 percent of those who perceived their health as good, and 20.2 percent of those who perceived their health as fair or poor received mental health treatment in the past year.

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This page was last updated on June 16, 2008.

SAMHSA, an agency in the Department of Health and Human Services, is the Federal Government's lead agency for improving the quality and availability of substance abuse prevention, addiction treatment, and mental health services in the United States.