More than one in five adults in the US — about 58 million people — lives with a mental illness. In 2021, 47.2% of them received some form of mental health service.
Women were more likely to get care: 51.7% of women with a mental illness received care, compared to 40% of men, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. And while younger people had higher rates of mental illness, they were less likely to receive care than older adults.
