By the Numbers: 20 April 2020
60%
The percentage of people with a substance abuse disorder who also have a mental health disorder, according to a new publication from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine -- Key Policy Challenges and Opportunities to Improve Care for People with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders. Overall, according to this publication -- which comprises the proceedings of a workshop held October 15-16, 2019, in Washington, DC -- "Behavioral health and substance use disorders affect approximately 20 percent of the U.S. population."
60%
The percentage of people with a substance abuse disorder who also have a mental health disorder, according to a new publication from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine -- Key Policy Challenges and Opportunities to Improve Care for People with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders. Overall, according to this publication -- which comprises the proceedings of a workshop held October 15-16, 2019, in Washington, DC -- "Behavioral health and substance use disorders affect approximately 20 percent of the U.S. population."