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

Figure 2.1 is a bar chart indicating the percentage of adults by age group reporting that they received mental health treatment in the past year. The chart indicates that 9.1 percent of the adults aged 18-25 received treatment, 11.8 percent of the adults aged 26-49 received treatment, and 9.4 percent of the adults age 50 or over 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.