Millions of Americans who admit to mental health problems and abuse of drugs or alcohol have gone untreated due to social stigmas and lack of affordable options, a government report shows.
Millions of Americans who admit to mental health problems and abuse of drugs or alcohol have gone untreated due to social stigmas and lack of affordable options, a government report shows.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration released its recovery report on Wednesday. The agency, a branch of the Department of Health and Human Services, based its projections on a national survey from 2021.
“Adults who participated in at least one government assistance program, had a lower level of education, or had a lower family income relative to the federal poverty level tended to have a higher prevalence of substance use recovery, but a lower prevalence of mental health recovery,” SAMHSA noted in the report.
