SAMHSA Report: Highlights of Important Substance Abuse, Mental Health, Treatment, and Grant Information for Each State and D.C.
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March 27, 2009
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has developed 51 new short reports providing key information about the level of substance abuse and mental health problems prevalent in the population of each state and the District of Columbia. The reports also provide data on treatment facilities and admissions data for each state and the District of Columbia, as well as the funding each state and the District of Columbia received from SAMHSA.
The OAS States in Brief Reports provide information for each individual state and the District of Columbia through a variety of charts, graphs, and accompanying text:
- Prevalence of illicit substance and alcohol use
- Number and type of substance abuse treatment facilities
- Numbers and trends on those seeking treatment for substance abuse
- Levels of those needing but not receiving substance abuse treatment
- Mental health indicators
- SAMHSA funding, under both block and formula grants
Additionally, the reports highlight how states compare with other states in terms of prevalence rates for various types of illicit substance and alcohol use.
Much of the data included in these States in Brief reports are drawn from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, a SAMHSA-sponsored annual survey of approximately 67,500 people throughout the country. Additional sources of information include SAMHSA’s The Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) and its National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS) Series.
For more information, visit the SAMHSA Web site to download the reports.