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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Increase the proportion of adults with serious mental illness who get treatment — MHMD‑04

Status: Little or no detectable change

  
Little or no detectable change
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Most Recent Data:
65.5 percent (2019)

Target:
68.8 percent

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

Baseline:
64.1 percent of adults aged 18 years and over with SMI received treatment in 2018

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Increase the proportion of adults with serious mental illness (SMI) who receive treatment

Target-Setting Method
Percentage point improvement

Data Source:  National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), SAMHSA

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Summary

Serious mental illness — like depression, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder — can limit people’s daily activities. There’s evidence that medication and talk therapy can help adults get the care they need.

Topics:  Mental Health and Mental Disorders, Health Care

Workgroup: Mental Health and Mental Disorders Workgroup

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