Mental Health America, a community-based nonprofit, offers an online mental health screening tool that is free and anonymous.
The screening helps patients identify and describe their mental health concerns, which increases the patient's likelihood of seeking out treatment.
The patient's answers are used to identify symptoms of mental health problems and gives the user the option to send their results to a mental health practitioner.
The online screening collects a variety of data that is used to develop public health campaigns, needs assessments, and mental health program development throughout the United States.
The screening tool is used by approximately 2,700 people each day, allowing for up-to-date data collection that can be applied to improving behavioral health services going forward.