Transcription of Mental Health Disparities: Diverse Populations
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Mental Health Disparities: Diverse Populations Mental Health in US Population: Race/Ethnicity Approximately 18% of US adults have a diagnosable Mental disorder in a given year, US Population, 2016. and approximately 4% of adults have a serious Mental illness. 1 Hispanic Mental and behavioral disorders are among White the leading causes of disability in the , accounting for of all years of life lost to NH/OPI. disability and premature death. 2. Mental disorders are among the top most Black costly Health conditions for adults 18 to 64 in the , along with cancer and trauma-related disorders.
National Survey on Drug Use and Health. 2008-2015. Disparities in Mental Health Service Use People from racial/ethnic minority groups are less likely to receive mental health care. For example, in 2015, among adults with any mental illness, 48% of whites received mental health services, compared with 31% of blacks and Hispanics, and 22% of Asians.9
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