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

Figure 2.6 is a bar chart indicating the percentage of adults by employment status who reported receiving mental health treatment in the past year. The chart shows that 9.0 percent of full-time employees, 11.8 percent of part-time employees, 13.4 percent of unemployed adults, and 12.8 percent of those not in the work force received mental health treatment in the past year.

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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.