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Texas has the worst access to mental healthcare in America, with less than one mental health facility for every 100,000 residents.
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Georgia is fourth, with 1.52 mental health facilities per 100,000 residents.
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Hawaii has the second worst access to mental healthcare, with 1.18 mental health facilities per 100,000 residents, while Florida is third, with 1.52 mental health facilities per 100,000 residents.
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Alaska has the best access to mental healthcare in America, with 10.36 mental health facilities per 100,000 residents, nearly four times the national average.
A new study has revealed that Georgia is the state with the fourth worst access to mental healthcare in America.
MentalHealthRehabs.com, a national directory of mental health providers, analyzed data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to find which states have the best and worst access to mental healthcare. They did this by calculating the number of mental health facilities per 100,000 residents in each state.
1. Texas
Texas was found to offer the worst access to mental treatment facilities with just 0.99 mental health facilities for every 100,000 residents.
This figure is 62% lower than the national average (2.61 facilities) and makes Texas the only state to average fewer than one mental health facility per 100,000 people. Overall, there are currently 297 mental health facilities in the Lone Star state, as of 2023.
2. Hawaii
Hawaii has the second worst access to mental healthcare in America by the number of mental health facilities per 100,000 residents. The Aloha State has 1.18 mental health facilities per 100,000 residents, which is less than half the national average. Overall, there are 17 mental health facilities serving Hawaii.
3. Florida
The state with the third worst access to mental healthcare in America is Florida, with 1.52 mental health facilities for every 100,000 residents. This is 41.7% lower than the national average,…
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