Most Americans with mental health needs don't get treatment, report finds
Many Americans are diagnosed with mental health conditions, but most don't get professional help, even if they're insured. Obstacles include difficulties finding providers their plan covers.
Roughly two-thirds of Americans with a diagnosed mental health condition were unable to access treatment in 2021, though they had health insurance. And only a third of insured people who visited an emergency department or hospital during a mental health crisis, received follow-up care within a month of being discharged.
These are among the findings of a by the actuary firm , released Wednesday. The mental health advocacy group, Inseparable, commissioned the report and also released an to address the gaps in mental
