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

National Status: Improving

  
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Most Recent Data:
71.1 percent (2023)

National Target:
71.3 percent  1

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

National Baseline:
66.7 percent of adults aged 18 years and over with SMI received treatment in 2022 2

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Adults with serious mental illness who receive treatment, 2022-2023 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2022 2023
Total
66.7
CI 64.0 / 69.2
SE 1.314
71.1
CI 68.5 / 73.6
SE 1.282

Adults with serious mental illness who receive treatment by Sex, 2022-2023 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2022 2023
Male
59.3
CI 54.8 / 63.6
SE 2.228
63.3
CI 58.9 / 67.4
SE 2.166
Female
71.4
CI 68.2 / 74.4
SE 1.585
75.7
CI 72.5 / 78.7
SE 1.602

Adults with serious mental illness who receive treatment by Race/Ethnicity, 2022-2023 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2022 2023
American Indian or Alaska Native only
DSU
DSU
Asian only
DSU
DSU
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
DSU
DSU
Black or African American only
50.5
CI 42.2 / 58.9
SE 4.291
57.3
CI 49.2 / 65.0
SE 4.068
White only
69.6
CI 66.6 / 72.4
SE 1.466
73.2
CI 70.4 / 75.9
SE 1.397
2 or more races
71.6
CI 61.3 / 80.1
SE 4.809
DSU
Hispanic or Latino
58.4
CI 50.9 / 65.5
SE 3.740
64.6
CI 57.0 / 71.6
SE 3.745
Not Hispanic or Latino
68.1
CI 65.3 / 70.9
SE 1.429
72.4
CI 69.7 / 75.0
SE 1.374
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
DSU
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
DSU
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
DSU
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
52.3
CI 43.6 / 60.8
SE 4.401
56.4
CI 47.9 / 64.6
SE 4.309
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
71.4
CI 68.1 / 74.4
SE 1.611
74.9
CI 72.0 / 77.6
SE 1.436
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
73.9
CI 62.4 / 82.9
SE 5.242
DSU

Adults with serious mental illness who receive treatment by Age group, 2022-2023 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2022 2023
18-44 years
64.8
CI 62.1 / 67.4
SE 1.357
71.0
CI 68.6 / 73.3
SE 1.200
18-24 years
61.8
CI 57.6 / 65.9
SE 2.112
63.5
CI 59.4 / 67.4
SE 2.018
25-44 years
66.2
CI 62.5 / 69.7
SE 1.845
74.0
CI 71.0 / 76.8
SE 1.485
45-64 years
70.5
CI 63.4 / 76.8
SE 3.422
74.5
CI 67.1 / 80.7
SE 3.486
45-54 years
72.6
CI 64.0 / 79.9
SE 4.061
78.6
CI 69.5 / 85.5
SE 4.067
55-64 years
DSU
DSU
65 years and over
DSU
DSU
65-74 years
DSU
DSU
75-84 years
DSU
DSU
85 years and over
DSU
DSU

Adults with serious mental illness who receive treatment by Educational attainment (25 years and over), 2022-2023 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2022 2023
Less than High school
DSU
DSU
High school
65.6
CI 58.3 / 72.2
SE 3.566
66.1
CI 59.0 / 72.6
SE 3.461
Some college or Associate degree
65.9
CI 60.7 / 70.7
SE 2.565
73.4
CI 68.3 / 78.0
SE 2.470
4-year college degree or more
74.4
CI 68.9 / 79.2
SE 2.609
80.8
CI 76.5 / 84.4
SE 1.999

Adults with serious mental illness who receive treatment by Family income (percent poverty threshold), 2022-2023 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2022 2023
<100
70.2
CI 64.6 / 75.2
SE 2.718
69.7
CI 63.7 / 75.2
SE 2.941
100-199
61.4
CI 55.4 / 67.1
SE 3.006
69.8
CI 63.4 / 75.4
SE 3.060
200-399
64.2
CI 59.4 / 68.6
SE 2.350
69.5
CI 65.0 / 73.6
SE 2.209
400+
71.4
CI 66.3 / 75.9
SE 2.469
74.8
CI 70.1 / 79.0
SE 2.279

Adults with serious mental illness who receive treatment by Health insurance status, 2022-2023 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2022 2023
Insured
69.5
CI 66.7 / 72.1
SE 1.382
73.1
CI 70.4 / 75.6
SE 1.310
Private
70.1
CI 66.6 / 73.4
SE 1.725
72.5
CI 69.1 / 75.7
SE 1.685
Public
71.0
CI 67.0 / 74.8
SE 1.988
74.4
CI 70.2 / 78.2
SE 2.035
Uninsured
41.1
CI 33.2 / 49.4
SE 4.158
54.2
CI 45.4 / 62.7
SE 4.438

Adults with serious mental illness who receive treatment by Geographic location, 2022-2023 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2022 2023
Metropolitan
66.1
CI 63.2 / 68.8
SE 1.419
70.4
CI 67.5 / 73.1
SE 1.417
Non-metropolitan
70.3
CI 63.4 / 76.3
SE 3.296
75.7
CI 70.5 / 80.3
SE 2.505

Adults with serious mental illness who receive treatment by Marital status (18 years and over), 2022-2023 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2022 2023
Married/​Cohabiting partner
67.3
CI 63.0 / 71.4
SE 2.143
75.7
CI 72.2 / 78.8
SE 1.681
Divorced, separated, widowed
72.5
CI 63.8 / 79.8
SE 4.107
71.5
CI 61.9 / 79.5
SE 4.522
Never married
63.5
CI 59.8 / 67.0
SE 1.831
66.7
CI 63.1 / 70.1
SE 1.784

Adults with serious mental illness who receive treatment by Country of birth, 2022-2023 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2022 2023
US
67.5
CI 64.8 / 70.1
SE 1.364
72.1
CI 69.4 / 74.6
SE 1.344
Outside US
55.6
CI 44.7 / 65.9
SE 5.469
60.2
CI 48.7 / 70.7
SE 5.679

Adults with serious mental illness who receive treatment by Veteran status (20 years and over), 2022-2023 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2022 2023
Veteran
DSU
DSU
Non-veteran
67.0
CI 64.1 / 69.7
SE 1.442
71.0
CI 68.1 / 73.7
SE 1.414

Adults with serious mental illness who receive treatment by Disability status, 2022-2023 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2022 2023
People with disabilities
74.4
CI 70.4 / 78.1
SE 1.978
72.5
CI 67.8 / 76.7
SE 2.249
People without disabilities
62.5
CI 58.9 / 65.9
SE 1.785
69.9
CI 66.6 / 73.1
SE 1.661

Adults with serious mental illness who receive treatment by Sexual orientation, 2022-2023 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2022 2023
Straight
64.5
CI 61.0 / 67.8
SE 1.741
69.6
CI 66.1 / 72.8
SE 1.712
Straight, Male
58.4
CI 53.1 / 63.5
SE 2.647
62.2
CI 57.1 / 67.1
SE 2.568
Straight, Female
69.4
CI 64.7 / 73.6
SE 2.281
75.0
CI 70.2 / 79.3
SE 2.314
Gay/​Lesbian
76.1
CI 64.9 / 84.6
SE 5.044
74.1
CI 63.1 / 82.8
SE 5.032
Gay, Male
DSU
DSU
Gay/​Lesbian, Female
81.1
CI 70.4 / 88.5
SE 4.594
74.7
CI 63.5 / 83.4
SE 5.118
Bisexual
71.3
CI 67.2 / 75.1
SE 2.023
74.6
CI 69.6 / 79.0
SE 2.402
Bisexual, Male
57.2
CI 46.9 / 66.9
SE 5.150
DSU
Bisexual, Female
74.9
CI 70.5 / 78.9
SE 2.156
76.4
CI 71.4 / 80.7
SE 2.370

Adults with serious mental illness who receive treatment by Gender identity, 2022-2023 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2022 2023
Gender identity
DNC
DNA

Disparity