Resources in Social Work: Mental Health

NCHS Data Brief, May 2015

Provides data about key aspects of behavioral healthcare issues including rates of serious mental illness, suicidal thoughts, substance use, underage drinking, and the percentages of those who seek treatment for these disorders. The Barometer shows this data at the national level and for each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

National and state data mental health.

March 9, 2015, Congressional Research Service (CRS)

The National Latino and Asian American Study (NLAAS) provides national information on the similarities and differences in mental illness and service use of Latinos and Asian Americans.

SAMHSA, published March, 2012. Includes both national and state level statistics

Global mental health statistics compiled by the World Health Organization (WHO).