A total of 55.8 million U.S. adults have received mental health treatment in the last year, according to recent data from the 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health.
Here are five more numbers to know on mental health treatment from the survey, which was released Nov. 13 and compiled responses both in person and online:
- A total of 29.8% of adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17, or 7.7 million people, received mental health treatment in the past year.
- A total of 56.8% of adolescents who experienced a major depressive episode in the past year, or 2.7 million people, received mental health treatment.
- A total of 50.6% of adults with any mental illness, or 30 million people, received mental health treatment in the past year.
- A total of 66.7% of adults with serious mental illness, or 10.2 million people, received mental health treatment in the past year.
- A total of 26.6% of adults with any mental illness who did not receive treatment, or 7.6 million people, either sought treatment or did not seek treatment but thought they should get it.