Half Of Adults With A Mental Illness Receive Treatment

In 2025, 50.9% of the estimated 54.6 million U.S. adults with any mental illness (AMI), representing about 27.8 million people, received mental health treatment during the previous 12 months. Among adults with AMI in 2025, 39.5% took prescription medication for a mental health condition, representing about 21.6 million people. Another 34.2%, or about 18.7 million people, received care in an outpatient setting, and 32.8%, or about 17.9 million people, received treatment through telehealth. These categories can overlap because one person could report receiving more than one type of care. Nearly . . .