Nearly 40% Of Americans Will Make A Mental Health Resolution For 2026, Poll Shows

Psychiatric News (1/2) reported the APA’s latest Healthy Minds Poll shows that “38% of adults say they plan to make a mental health-related New Year’s resolution, up 5% from the previous year’s survey.” Overall, 82% of respondents “planned to make at least one New Year’s resolution for 2026. Resolutions centered on physical fitness (44%), financial goals (42%), and mental health (38%) were the top areas of focus. Younger adults ages 18 to 34 (58%) and 35 to 44 (51%) were much more likely to plan a mental health resolution than adults 45 to 64 (32%) and 65+ (11%).” Additionally, “22% of U.S. adults rated their mental health as excellent in 2025, while 41% rated it as good, 28% as fair, and 8% as poor.”

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— “Nearly 4 in 10 Americans Will Plan a Mental Health Resolution for 2026, Psychiatric News , January 2, 2026

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