Mental Health Disparities: Diverse Populations
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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