Statistics taken from Worcester population (2019)
| People who have little interest in doing things |
25% |
| People feeling down, depressed and hopeless |
26% |
| Trouble sleeping/sleeping too much |
40% |
| People with little energy |
51% |
| People with low appetite |
28% |
| People reporting they are better off dead |
4% |
Massachusetts Compared to Other States (2022)
| STATISTIC |
RANK |
NOTE |
| Overall rank of prevalence of mental illness and access to health care for adults and youth |
1 |
MA has lowest mental illness prevalence and highest access to care out of all states |
| Prevalence of mental illness in youth and adults |
26 |
|
| Access to healthcare for adults and youth |
2 |
|
|
Adults or Youth with AMI who did not receive treatment
|
Adults: 3 (44.7%)
Youth: 25 (56.8%)
|
Lower rank= lower percentage of those who did not receive treatment |
Additional statistics
1) MA ranked 1st in overall ranking for prevalence of mental illness and access to health care for adults and youth. Meaning lowest mental illness prevalence and highest access to health care.
2) Prevalence of mental illness in youth and adults ranked 26th. Rank 1-13 is low prevalence, rank 39-51 is high prevalence.
3) Access to health care ranked 2nd for adults and youth.
4) Adults with AMI (any mental illness) who did not receive treatment ranked 3rd at 44.7%. Lower rank is better/lower number.
5) Adults with with AMI with unmet needs ranked 7th at 21.7%. Lower rank is better/lower number.
6) Adults with AMI who are uninsured ranked 1st at 3.8%. Lowest number of all states.
7) Youth with MDE (major depressive episode) who did not receive care ranked 25th at 56.8%. Relatively higher than adults.
8) Youth with MDE who received consistent care ranked 6th at 42.2%.
https://www.mamh.org/assets/files/2022-State-of-Mental-Health-in-America.pdf
