HealthLeaders Media (4/3, Commins) reports, “Nearly 57 million adult Americans have a substance abuse or mental health condition, and nearly 40 million of them go untreated, according to data cited by the Government Accountability Office.” The data was from a 2017 survey administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), which “found that people who perceived a need for behavioral health treatment but did not receive it blamed cost, stigma, and access challenges, such as not knowing where to go for treatment.” The report said, “According to experts GAO met with, available research in this area is limited by methodological challenges, including determining which healthcare costs can be attributed to an untreated behavioral condition, and by limited data on the full prevalence of certain behavioral health conditions.”
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— “GAO: Most People With Substance Abuse, Mental Health Disorders Go Untreated, “John Commins, HealthLeaders Media, April 3, 2019