Nearly 5% Of People Receiving State Mental Health Services Are Homeless

Among adults receiving mental health treatment or support services through state mental health agencies (SMHAs), 6.6% were classified as homeless based on their residential status at discharge or at the end of the reporting period in 2024. Overall, 4.9% of clients with reported residential status were homeless, including 199,019 adults and 5,359 children (0.5%).

During 2024, 4,958,457 adults and 1,928,358 children received publicly funded mental health treatment or support services through SMHAs. Among adult clients receiving mental health treatment or support services through SMHAs, 84.3% were recorded at discharge as . . .