National Mental Health Association

 

The National Mental Health Association has issued a state by state analysis of mental health care.

In particular, for Florida:  

·         44th in Access to mental health care

·         47th in percent of adults in need who actually receive care

·         37th in percent of children in need who actually receive care

·         4th in first round ACA enrollment BUT

·         1/3rd of children in need have health insurance that is inadequate

·         25th in Access to mental health care and prevalence

The report also notes that:

·         13.7 % of children in need lack consistent insurance

·         46.3 % of children did not receive needed treatment

·         Over 2.5 million Floridians suffer from a significant mental illness

·         Over half a million Floridians will be suicidal

·         Median length of stay in our state hospitals = 166 days (national average is 63 days)

The full report is available at: http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/sites/default/files/Parity%20or%20Disparity%202015%20Report.pdf