CNN (10/1, Rogers) says the 2025 State of Mental Health in America report released Wednesday “sizes up how all 50 states and Washington, DC, fared on 17 measures of mental health in 2022 and 2023.” The report from the nonprofit Mental Health America gave Nevada “the worst rating, followed by Arizona and Alabama – marking the second time Nevada and Arizona have ranked the lowest.” Two reasons for Nevada’s last-place ranking “were the highest rates of youth depression and youth who didn’t receive preventive care in the past year.” In contrast, New York, Hawaii, and New Jersey had the highest overall state mental health rankings, respectively. APA CEO and Medical Director Marketa M. Wills, MD, MBA, FAPA, who was not involved in the report, said, “It’s unacceptable that access to mental health care is still a problem, more than 15 years after the passage of the (Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act).” Dr. Wills added, “We call upon policymakers at the state and federal levels to use the solutions that we know work, like telehealth and integrated care, to expand access and connect more people who need it with lifesaving treatments.”
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— “Nevada, Arizona and Alabama rank lowest in nation for mental health. Where your state lands,”Kristen Rogers, CNN, October 1, 2025