Study: Four Percent of Population Treated for Behavioral ProblemsSeptember 5, 2001
Research Summary
Information from the federal Integrated Data Base pilot project in Delaware, Oklahoma, and Washington indicated that 4 percent of the population was treated for addiction, mental illness, or both by state agencies and Medicaid in 1996, Substance Abuse Funding News reported Aug. 14.The study further showed that of the 4 percent who got help, 21 percent received addiction services only, 68 percent received mental-health services only, and 11 percent received services related to both.
The majority of individuals with addictions were treated by state-funded treatment agencies.
The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment and Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) are conducting the pilot.
CMHS Director Bernard Arons said the data would help determine which state and local government agencies are buying addiction and mental-health services. The data will allow states to coordinate services so resources can be used to serve more individuals.
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