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The material presented in State Profiles uses combined data from a number of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) sources, including:
- Two Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) surveys—the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) and the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS);
- SAMHSA’s Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) Federal Block Grant Application data;
- SAMHSA’s Formula and Discretionary Grant Allotments Summary; and
- the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Bureau of Health Professions (BHP) Health Professional Shortage Area ratings.
Combining data from several sources should provide information that is more informative and relevant to program management than single-source data. However, each source has limitations. Due to these limitations, comparisons among States and over time should be made with caution. For additional information on each source, go to the Data Sources.
Material is organized into two sections: State Profiles and Maps and State Summaries.
State Profiles and Maps has four areas. Follow the links below or use the buttons in the left-hand column:
- Go to Substance Use, Treatment, and Financing: Profiles for information on substance dependency and past month use; characteristics of substance abuse treatment admissions; and block grant funding for treatment and rehabilitation, tuberculosis services, primary prevention, HIV early intervention services, administration, and services to pregnant women/women with dependent children.
- Go to Substance Abuse Prevention: Profiles and Maps for information on an at-risk population (youth aged 12 to 17), 30-day substance use, perceived risk/harm of use, and the annual average rate of new marijuana users.
- Go to Mental Health Services: Maps for maps indicating the availability of mental health professionals.
- Go to Mental Health Services: Profiles for charts indicating the proportions of the population 18 or older reporting Serious Psychological Distress (SPD).
State Summaries currently has one area. Follow the link below or use the button in the left-hand column:
A section for Mental Health Services: State Summaries is under construction.
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