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

Figure 7.1 is a pie chart indicating the estimated numbers and percentages of adults with perceived unmet need for mental health treatment in the past year. Of a total of 8.3 million adults with perceived unmet need for mental health serviced in the past year, 4.0 million had received treatment in the past year and 4.3 million had not received 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.