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People often don’t get the mental health help they need because they don’t know where to start. Use these resources to find the help you, your friends, or family need.
Help for Veterans and Their Families
Current and former service members may face different health issues than the general public and may be at risk for mental health problems.
Health Insurance and Mental Health Services
Mental health services may be available to you through your health insurance plan. Learn more about your coverage and options.
Participate in a Clinical Trial
The National Institute of Mental Health supports research studies on mental health and disorders. Find out more about participating in a clinical trial.
How many people needed substance abuse treatment in 2015?
The 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) data indicate that 8.1 percent or 21.7 million people aged 12 or older needed substance use treatment in the past year. In 2015, an estimated 2.3 million people aged 12 or older who needed substance use treatment received treatment at a specialty facility in the past year.
How many adolescents do not receive substance abuse treatment?
Of the estimated 1.2 million adolescents aged 12 to 17 who needed but did not receive substance use treatment at a specialty facility in the past year, 17,000 (1.4 percent) perceived a need for substance use treatment.
How is the extent of the unmet substance use need measured?
The extent of the unmet substance use treatment need in the United States is measured by calculating the number of people aged 12 or older who were classified as needing substance use treatment but who did not receive substance use treatment at a specialty facility in the past year. This section focuses on the receipt (or lack of receipt) ...
What is a substance use disorder?
Substance use disorders (SUDs) represent clinically significant impairment caused by the recurrent use of alcohol or illicit drugs (or both), including health problems, disability, and failure to meet major responsibilities at work, school, or home. 1 The consequences of SUD can be costly to people and the nation as a whole because they are often associated with negative outcomes, such as involvement with the justice system, 2,3 occurrence of chronic health conditions, 4 and poorer health outcomes. 5
What is the National Survey on Drug Use and Health?
The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) is an annual survey of the civilian, noninstitutionalized population of the United States aged 12 years or older. NSDUH gathers information on substance use treatment need and service utilization.
What is NSDUH inpatient?
NSDUH also collects information on the receipt of substance use treatment at a specialty facility (i.e., substance use treatment at a hospital [only as an inpatient], a drug or alcohol rehabilitation facility [as an inpatient or outpatient], or a mental health center). 9. Delete Page. Delete Template.
What is the Help After a Disaster brochure?
Translated into 27 languages, the "Help After a Disaster" brochure is a tool that can be shared in your community to help people understand the types of FEMA Individual Assistance support that may be available in disaster recovery.
What can FEMA do to help?
FEMA can help support your recovery from a major disaster. Apply for Assistance. I Applied for Assistance. What's Next?
How to contact FEMA?
Immediate Needs: Contact your local emergency management agency for help. The FEMA Helpline (1-800-621-3362 / TTY (800) 462-7585) may be able to provide additional referrals. We also offer support for individuals with disabilities, or access and functional needs.
How to refuse treatment?
Advance decisions to refuse treatment enable people to express their treatment preferences when they may lack mental capacity in the future. 1, 2 In England and Wales, the Mental Capacity Act specifically sets out provisions governing advance decisions to refuse treatment for people aged 18 or over. 1 These decisions are legally binding, if they were made at a time when the patient had mental capacity and they are valid and applicable to the current circumstances. 2 In addition, if an advance decision is to apply to life-sustaining treatment, it must be written, signed, witnessed, acknowledge that life is at risk and not have been subsequently withdrawn. 2,#N#Reference Huxtable#N#3 In the absence of a valid advance decision, judgments are made on the basis of the patient's best interests.#N#Reference Huxtable#N#3 Where a patient has mental capacity, and is able to communicate their treatment preferences, they can refuse treatment verbally. 2 Mental capacity is determined by the ability to understand, use and weigh relevant information, retain that information long enough to make a decision and communicate a decision with others. 2
Why are advance decisions to refuse treatment important?
Advance decisions to refuse treatment following suicidal behaviour were perceived as having serious ethical, personal, professional and legal implications that limit their acceptability in emergency services. Suicidal intent and mental state were perceived as dynamic and in an emergency setting it was deemed practically impossible to verify the patient's mental capacity at the time of writing the advance decision. Clinicians felt that treatment decisions for patients presenting with advance decisions and suicidal behaviour had increased emotional gravity and professional consequences because a patient with psychiatric difficulties might recover, in contrast to a patient with terminal physical illness. Some participants queried whether advance decisions to refuse treatment were appropriate for use in the context of suicidal behaviour and/or mental health in general.
Can a clinician accept an advance decision?
Clinicians generally refused to accept an advance decision in the context of suicidal behaviour without extensive validation checks. The inability to check mental capacity at the time of writing the advance decision was expressed as a particular concern.
Should clinicians act with caution?
Clinicians should act with caution given the potential for recovery and fluctuations in suicidal ideation. Currently, advance decisions to refuse treatment have questionable use in the context of suicidal behaviour given the challenges in validation. Discussion and further patient research are needed in this area.
How many Americans delay medical treatment?
A December 2019 poll conducted by Gallup found 25% of Americans say they or a family member have delayed medical treatment for a serious illness due to the costs of care.
Why did Meghan Markle stop receiving medical care?
Markle decided to stop receiving medical treatment due to the rising costs and debt, and died in September 2018 at the age of 52. “My mom was constantly doing the math of treatment costs while she was on the decline,” Valderrama said. “I really miss my mom.
Why are people delaying getting medical care?
Millions of Americans – as many as 25% of the population – are delaying getting medical help because of skyrocketing costs.
How many people in the US went without health insurance in 2018?
In 2018, 27.8 million Americans went without any health insurance for the entire year. One of those Americans was the father of Ashley Hudson, who died in 2002 due to an untreated liver disease, an illness that went undiagnosed until a few weeks before his death.
How many people die from not having health insurance?
A 2009 study conducted by researchers at Harvard Medical School found 45,000 Americans die every year as a direct result of not having any health insurance coverage. In 2018, 27.8 million Americans went without any health insurance for the entire year.