Final Report & Gaps Analysis
January 10, 2007 Final Report & Gaps Analysis The analysis presents the current status of North Carolinas mental health service system and presents a comparison with national averages. Key findings include North Carolina serves more people in inpatient settings that the national average. The state hospital admission rate of 1.26 per 1,000 people is the highest inpatient referral rate in the nation; the national average is 0.61 per 1,000 Â North Carolina spends 65.5% of its funding for mental health and substance abuse treatment on inpatient facilities. The national average is 37.7%. The state spends . . .
