Patterns of Mental Health Service Utilization and Substance Use Among Adults, 2000 and 2001

Figure 2.3 is a bar chart indicating the percentages of adults by race/ethnicity category who received mental health treatment in the past year. The chart shows that 12 percent of whites, 6.8 percent of blacks, 15.1 percent of American Indian or Alaska Natives, 4.4 percent of Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islanders, 3.1 percent of Asians, 15.5 percent of those reporting more than one race, and 6.5 percent of Hispanics received mental health treatment in the past year.

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This page was last updated on June 16, 2008.

SAMHSA, an agency in the Department of Health and Human Services, is the Federal Government's lead agency for improving the quality and availability of substance abuse prevention, addiction treatment, and mental health services in the United States.