Summary
Published Date: November 01, 2011
This fact sheet, published in conjunction with a related report on the mental health status of California's adult population, describes key definitions for "mental health need" and "mental health treatment" and provides a region and county-by-county table of the number of all adults, adults less than 200% FPL, and adults with public health insurance coverage in California with mental health needs.
Data from the 2007 and 2009 CaliforniaHealth Interview Surveys (CHIS) were used in this study. This publication was funded with a grant from the California Department of Mental Health.