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Sarah Kliff: Seven facts about America’s mental health-care system
Submitted By Anonymous, Created 01/02/2013 - 13:21
- The United States spends $113 billion on mental health treatment
- Mental health dollars mostly go toward prescription drugs and outpatient treatment
- Access to mental health care is worse than other types of medical services
- Mental health care is pricey, with 45 percent of the untreated citing cost as a barrier
- Attitudes about mental health services are another big barrier to care
- States cut $1.8 billion from their mental health budgets during the recession
- Recent federal legislation requires more expansive insurance coverage for mental health services
Source: Washington Post
Source URL: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2012/12/17/s...