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The Mental Health Project is a Seattle Times initiative focused on
covering mental and behavioral health issues. It is funded by
Ballmer Group, a national organization focused on economic mobility
for children and families. The Seattle Times maintains editorial
control over work produced by this team.
The pandemic has shone a bright light on a stark reality. Mental
health concerns are pervasive, and access to quality care — or any
care at all — is incredibly unequal.
In Washington, more than one in five adults has a diagnosable mental
illness. And all signs suggest mental health issues became more
prevalent — and more extreme — over the past 18 months. In the
spring, Gov. Jay Inslee declared a youth mental health crisis.
National data shows 40% of adults have experienced a mental or
behavioral health condition during the pandemic.
“These are life-stunting conditions,” said Dr. Larry Wissow,
director of child and adolescent psychiatry and behavioral medicine
at Seattle Children’s.
There’s much we can do to help.
The Seattle Times is launching a new reporting team dedicated to
enhancing the public’s understanding of mental illness, holding
agencies accountable and finding solutions that can help people get
the care they need. As we begin, we turned to local clinicians such
as Wissow, researchers and policy experts to answer some pressing
questions about the state of mental health in Washington.
Percentage of state's adults with mental illness Total number
of adults experiencing mental illness
1. Utah 25.3% 550,000
2. Idaho 24.5% 311,000
3. West Virginia 23.8% 337,000
4. Indiana 22.5% 1,129,000
5. Oregon 22.5% 731,000
6. Washington 22.2% 1,269,000
U.S. 19.0% 47,132,000
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/mental-health/here-are- the-basic-facts-about-mental-health-and-treatment-in-washington- state/#:~:text=Washington%20ranks%20among%20the%20states,than%20a %20substance%20use%20disorder.&text=The%20percentage%20of%20adults %20who,to%2017%25%20in%20Ferry%20County.
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