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

Figure 2.9 is a bar chart indicating the percentage of adults by family income category who received mental health treatment in the past year. The chart shows that 13.1 percent of those with family incomes less than $20,000, 9.8 percent of those with family incomes between $20,000 and $49,999, 9.7 percent of those with family incomes between $50,000 and $74,999, and 10.2 percent of those with family incomes of $75,000 or more 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.