State Spending On Crisis Highly Variable

State funding explicitly allocated for suicide prevention and crisis services varied considerably across the United States between 2021 and 2026. Western states allocated an average of $7.19 per person annually, compared with $2.07 in Midwestern states and $2.12 in Southern states. Across all states, the annual average was $3.63 per person.

The percentage of state budgets allocated to suicide prevention and crisis services also varied by region. Western states allocated the highest average percentage at 0.090%, compared with 0.024% in Midwestern states, the lowest. Across all states, an average of 0.054% of annual . . .