The COVID-19 pandemic had a serious impact on the ability to collect national surveillance data in 2020. As a result, SAMHSA has determined that 2021 will represent a trend break from previous years, meaning the results of the NSDUH moving forward will not be comparable to data collected before 2021. Eleven of the 15 indicators used to rank the states in the 2024 State of Mental Health in America report were calculated using the 2021-2022 NSDUH data. [MHA]
Mental Health American believes that gathering and providing up-to-date data and information about disparities faced by individuals with mental health problems is a tool for change.[MHA]
Some 2024 key findings:
- In 2021-2022, 23% of adults experienced a mental illness in the past year, equivalent to nearly 60 million Americans.
- More than 5% of the U.S. adult population (12.8 million people) reported experiencing serious thoughts of suicide. After slight decreases in suicide deaths in 2019 and 2020, the number of individuals who died by suicide in 2022 was the highest number ever recorded in the U.S.
- 13% of youth ages 12-17 reported experiencing serious thoughts of suicide. The percentage of youth reporting suicidal ideation was highest among youth who identified as Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (25%) and more than one race (20%).
- 1 in 5 youth had at least one major depressive episode (MDE) in the past year. Over half of them – nearly 3 million youth - did not receive treatment. Of those who did receive treatment, only 65% said it helped them.
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