45% Increase In Young Adults Receiving Mental Health Treatment From 2019 To 2022

The share of young adults (aged 18 to 26 years) receiving mental health treatment (counseling and/or medication) increased from 18% in 2019 to 26% in 2022, an increase of 45%. For all adult age groups, receipt of mental health treatment increased by 21%, from 19% in 2019 to 23% in 2022.

While mental health utilization increased for all adult age groups, the youth adult group had the steepest increase. By age group, the rate of the increase differed, as follows:

29% for adults ages 27 to 50 years, rising from 19% in 2019 to 25% in 2022

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