SAMSHA: Number of Mental Health Organizations in U.S. Increase by More than 2,000 Between 1970 and 1998
December 3, 2001 SAMSHA: Number of Mental Health Organizations in U.S. Increase by More than 2,000 Between 1970 and 1998 The total number of mental health organizations in the United States increased between 1970 and 1998 from 3,005 to 5,722. Almost all of this increase occurred as a result of gains in the number of private psychiatric hospitals, separate psychiatric services of non-federal general hospitals, RTCs, and "all other organizations." Along with the overall increase in mental health organizations, the number of organizations providing services in various treatment settings also increased. For example, between 1970 . . .